異国情緒

Readings

Kana: いこくじょうちょ、いこくじょうしょ
Romaji: ikokujōcho, ikokujōsho
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: イ、 こと、 こと.なる、 け
Meanings: uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け
Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Readings: ショ、 チョ、 お、 いとぐち
Meanings: thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state

Example Sentence

異国(いこく)情緒(じょうちょ)あふれる街並(まちな)みが(つづ)く。
➥The streets are filled with an air of exoticism.
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