大国|たいこくtaikoku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, noun (suffix)large country; major nation; great power
    その小国しょうこくは隣となりの大国たいこくに併合へいごうされた。↗
    The small country was annexed to its larger neighbor.
  2. nounprovince of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym強国きょうこくNeutralEmphasizes national power: a country strong in military and economic terms. 「大国」 instead stresses large territory, population and international influence.
  • Antonym小国しょうこくNeutralThe opposite of 「大国」 in size: a country with a small territory.

Use 「大国」 for a country big in territory, population and influence, as in 「経済大国」; pick 「強国」 when the point is national strength. The antonym is 「小国」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 国土こくどが広ひろく国民こくみんが多おおい国くに。
  2. 国際的こくさいてきに大おおきな影響力えいきょうりょくを持もつ国くに。
  3. 日本にっぽんの律令制りつりょうせいで国くにの等級とうきゅう一ひとつで、最上位さいじょういの国くに。
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