"メリケン" meaning in Japanese

See メリケン in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [me̞ɾʲikẽ̞ɴ] Forms: Meriken [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English American. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|American}} English American Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} メリケン • (Meriken)
  1. (archaic) America; the United States Tags: archaic Synonyms: アメリカ (Amerika) Derived forms: メリケン粉 (meriken-ko) (ruby: ()), メリケンサック (meriken sakku), メリケン波止場 (meriken-hatoba) (ruby: 波止場(はとば)), メリケン針 (meriken-bari) (ruby: (ばり))

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for メリケン meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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