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國體

简国体 · 繁國體

Mandarin · pinyin guó tǐ

state system (i.e. form of government)
national prestige

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國: Look up this written character
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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2–3 · guo2 ti3

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noun

state system; national polity
national prestige
(Japanese politics, philosophy, chiefly historical) kokutai (the national essence and character of Japan viewed as conforming to Shinto-Confucian ideals, with the emperor as its ethical, spiritual, cultural and political center)

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