瑞典

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(瑞典)
alternative forms 𠿩唺 obsolete

Etymology

From English Sweden, borrowed through a southern Chinese variety (where is pronounced with an s- initial), or an earlier stage of Mandarin. See also 瑞士 (Ruìshì).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

瑞典

  1. Sweden (a country in Europe)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すうぇー
Jinmeiyō
てん > でん
Grade: 4
irregular

Etymology

The spelling is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 瑞典 (Ruìdiǎn).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ウェーデン [sùwéꜜèdèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝɰᵝe̞ːdẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

瑞典(スウェーデン) • (Suwēden) 

  1. Obsolete spelling of スウェーデン (Sweden)

References

  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

瑞典 • (Seojeon) (hangeul 서전)

  1. Hanja form? of 서전 (Sweden (obsolete)).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

瑞典

  1. chữ Hán form of Thuỵ Điển (Sweden).
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