べいこく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of べいこく – see the following entries.
【米国】
[noun] [from 1819] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a country that is an exporter of rice
[noun] [1603–1800s] (probably obsolete) a country that is rich in rice
[proper noun] [from 1869] United States of America (a country in North America)
【米穀】
[noun] rice
(This term, べいこく, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
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