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靖国 (やすくに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

靖やす国くに

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Meanings

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noun

Yasukuni (Shrine)

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 靖国神社 (Yasukuni Shrine). Used in casual or shorthand references to the shrine.

See also: 靖国神社 (やすくにじんじゃ)

靖やす国くには東とう京きょうの九く段だんにある。
Yasukuni is in Kudan, Tokyo.
彼かれは靖やす国くにに参さん拝ぱいした。
He visited Yasukuni Shrine.

Kanji

靖peaceful
国country

Similar words

靖やす国くに神じん社じゃ
Full official name of the shrine; 靖国 is the common abbreviation.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 靖国神社 (Yasukuni Shrine). The kanji 靖 (peaceful) and 国 (country) together suggest 'pacifying the nation', but the exact historical derivation is tied to the shrine's name.