Re: kanji names of countries

Danny Wilde wrote:
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> > necoandjeff <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> dixit:
> >>Danny Wilde wrote:
> >>> ... Are any
> >>> of these country characters used nowadays?
> >
> >>Ones I've seen used are:
> >
> >>泰 Thailand
>
> Thank you (Jeff & Jim) for your responses. How common is 泰？　I suppose
the
> usual use of these abbreviations is in newspaper headlines, but I'm sure
> I've seen タイ in newspapers.

I think 泰 is not very common. But 泰緬鉄道 is well known especially among
old generation. 緬 is an abbrevation of ビルマ（ミャンマー）.
If someone does not remember it, say 「『戦場にかける橋』は覚えてない？」

Hiroyuki

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