日支

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
日	支
にち > にっ Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
goon	kan’on

(prewar, often considered derogatory in modern speech) 日 (“Japan”) +‎ 支 (“China”) or blend of 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 支那 (Shina, “China”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にっし [níꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɕːi]

Proper noun

日(にっ)支(し) • (Nisshi)

(chiefly attributive) Japan and China
Synonyms: 日華 (Nikka), 日中 (Nikkchū)

日支共同防敵軍事協定(にっしきょうどうぼうてきぐんじきょうてい)
nisshikyōdōbōtekigunjikyōtei
Sino-Japanese Joint Defence Agreement

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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