Kokka

American  

[kawk-kah] / ˈkɔk kɑ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan.

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Etymology

Origin of Kokka

< Japanese: literally, state < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese guójiā

Example Sentences

Kokka, A tree they stain their cloth brown with, i. e. the bark.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Many of these are reproduced in the invaluable Tokyo publications, the Kokka, Mr Tajima’s Select Relics, &c., with Japanese criticisms in English.

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