唐土

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
唐 土
とう
Grade: S		 ど
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Compound of 唐 (Tō, “Tang dynasty; China”) +‎ 土 (do, “earth; land”), literally “Tang (dynasty)'s land”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

唐(とう)土(ど) • (Tōdo) 

  1. (archaic) China

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
唐 土
もろこし
Grade: S Grade: 1
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 唐土 – see the following entry.
【もろこし】
[proper noun] (archaic) China
[noun] (archaic) any objects imported from China
Alternative spelling
唐
(This term, 唐土, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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