Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “esteem” + “country”
Compound of 広 (hiro, stem of adjective 広い (hiroi, “broad, wide, expansive”)) + 国 (kuni, “country”). The use of the 博 character is an example of jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)).
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: 博国CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: 博国CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- KANJIDIC2: 博, 国CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

