How to say "china" in Japanese

• 中国ちゅうごくCommon
  nounThe country itself. This is the word you want for naming the nation in everyday talk and writing — its people, politics, geography, and so on.
  中国ちゅうごくやチベットの山やまに住すんでいる白黒しろくろの熊くまはパンダと呼よばれている。↗

  The black and white bears living in the mountains of China and Tibet are called pandas.
• 中華ちゅうかCommon
  nounChina with a traditional, cultural flavor; it appears chiefly in set expressions for Chinese food and culture, and is not the plain way to name the country.
• しなCommon
  nounA dated name for China that is now taken as offensive or derogatory; this is not a word to use, and learners should simply learn to recognize it.
• チャイナCommon
  nounThe katakana loanword from English. It is not the ordinary way to name the country; it appears mainly in borrowed expressions and proper names.
• 磁器じきJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounPorcelain: the 'china' of cups, plates, and tableware. Use it for the ceramic material or the ware itself, never for the country.

Use 中国 for the country itself, 中華 in expressions about Chinese food and culture, 「チャイナ」 in borrowed names, 磁器 for porcelain tableware, and never 「しな」, which is dated and offensive.

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• 中国ちゅうごくChina
• 中華ちゅうかChina
• しなChina
• チャイナChina
• 磁器じきporcelain
• 瀬戸物せとものearthenware
• 陶器とうきpottery
• 焼き物やきものpottery
• 漢かんChina
• 唐土もろこしChina
• 漢土かんどChina
• 虫国ちゅうごくChina
• Ｃ国シーこくChina
• 神州しんしゅうland of the gods
• 陶物すえものearthenware
• 中ちゅうChina