"支那" meaning in Japanese

See 支那 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɕina̠] Forms: 支那 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), 支那 [canonical] (ruby: 支那(シナ)), Shina [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 支那 (MC tsye na), a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit चीन (cīna), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin), the name of the Qin Dynasty and the Qin state. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|支那||id=1,1}} 支那 (MC tsye na), {{der|ja|sa|चीन}} Sanskrit चीन (cīna), {{der|ja|och|秦}} Old Chinese 秦 (*zin) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|しな|シナ}} 支(し)那(な) or 支那(シナ) • (Shina)
  1. (prewar, often considered derogatory in modern speech) China Wikipedia link: Qin (state), Qin Dynasty, Shina (word), ja:支那 Synonyms: シナ Derived forms: 東支那海 (Higashi Shina Kai) (ruby: (ひがし), (), (), (かい)) (english: East China Sea), 南支那海 (Minami Shina Kai) (ruby: (みなみ), (), (), (かい)) (english: South China Sea), 支那蕎麦 (Shina soba) (ruby: (), (), (), ()) (english: Chinese noodles, ramen), 支那竹: menma (Shina chiku) (ruby: (), (), (ちく)) (english: cooked bamboo sprout, a kind of ramen topping), 支那薄色海豚 (Shina usuiro iruka) (ruby: (), (), (うす), (いろ), 海豚(いるか)) (english: Chinese white dolphin)

Alternative forms

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