Etymology

Kimigayo

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Today it means: The national anthem of Japan Full definition →

Japanese 君が代
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from君が代“His Imperial Majesty's Reign”
  2. English todayKimigayo

From Japanese 君が代 (Kimi ga Yo, “His Imperial Majesty's Reign”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.