バナナ共和国

Japanese
Kanji in this term
共 和 国
きょう
Grade: 4		 わ
Grade: 3		 こく
Grade: 2
kan’on goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
バナナ共和國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Partial calque of English banana republic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ba̠na̠na̠ kʲo̞ːɰᵝa̠ko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

バナナ共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) • (banana kyōwakoku) 

  1. (politics) banana republic
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