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

Definition

noun

adj-no

1

exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

異

Readings: イ、 こと、 こと.なる、 け

Meanings: uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

情

Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け

Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts

緒

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)みが続(つづ)く。

➥The streets are filled with an air of exoticism.