ちゅうごく
Chuugoku
Other forms: 中國
Also read: ちゅうこく
中国 (Chuugoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “China, Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane), central part of a country, main region”.
Meanings
- nounChina
- nounChūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
- nouncentral part of a country; main region
- nounprovince of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)also read ちゅうこく
Examples
彼は明日中国へ出発する。
He will set out for China tomorrow.
彼は中国に関する権威だ。
He is an authority on China.
彼は中国から帰ってきた。
He had come back from China.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).