比律賓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
比 律 賓
ひ > ふぃ
Grade: 5
(ateji) 		りつ > り
Grade: 6
(ateji) 		ひん > ぴん
Grade: S
(ateji)
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)
菲律賓

Alternative forms

  • 比 — abbreviation

Etymology

Likely from Chinese 菲律賓 / 菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn) as an ateji (当て字) of English Philippines, but with the first kanji replaced with 比(ひ) (Hi) since 菲(ひ) (Hi) is an uncommon Hyōgai kanji.

Proper noun

比律賓(フィリピン) • (Firipin) 

  1. obsolete spelling of フィリピン: Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Synonyms

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