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櫻花國

简樱花国 · 繁櫻花國

Mandarin · pinyin Yīng huā guó

(slang) Japan

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
國: Look up this written character
樱: yīng · cherry, cherry blossom
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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1–1–2 · Ying1 hua1 guo2

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