伯剌西爾
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 伯 | 剌 | 西 | 爾 |
| ぶ Grade: S |
ら Hyōgai |
じ Grade: 2 |
る Jinmeiyō |
| irregular | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 伯刺西爾 |
Etymology
The spelling, as with most obsolete ateji, is based on pseudo-Mandarin sound values — in this case, 伯剌西爾 would represent *bólàxī'ěr. (The regular Sino-Japanese pronunciation of 伯剌西爾 would be *はくらつせいじ (hakuratsuseiji).)
Proper noun
伯剌西爾 • (Burajiru)
- obsolete spelling of ブラジル: Brazil (a large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)
References
- “〈伯▲剌西▲爾〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025