"東シナ海" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

IPA: [çiɡa̠ɕi̥ ɕina̠ ka̠i] Forms: 東シナ海 [canonical] (ruby: (ひがし), (かい)), Higashi Shina-kai [romanization]
Etymology: 東 (higashi, “east”) + シナ (Shina, “China”) + 海 (kai, “sea”). Etymology templates: {{af|ja|東|シナ|海|t1=east|t2=China|t3=sea|tr1=higashi|tr2=Shina|tr3=kai}} 東 (higashi, “east”) + シナ (Shina, “China”) + 海 (kai, “sea”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|^ひがし ^シナ-かい}} 東(ひがし)シナ海(かい) • (Higashi Shina-kai)
  1. the East China Sea Wikipedia link: ja:東シナ海 Related terms: 南シナ海 (Minami Shina-kai) (ruby: (みなみ), (かい))
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Download raw JSONL data for 東シナ海 meaning in Japanese (1.7kB)

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