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> the "flower name" for America is 米国. Means rice country I think in this case 米 was used for ateji (as it also has a reading of "me") and not for the semantic
by krackers 6y ago
> the "flower name" for America is 米国. Means rice country
I think in this case 米 was used for ateji (as it also has a reading of "me") and not for the semantic meaning.
- odomojuli 6y agoFor the ateji case yes, but this is usually pronounced beikoku.