日本国志 rì běn guó zhì

DEFINITIONS

  1. A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲|黄遵宪[Huang2 Zun1 xian4], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan

CHARACTERS

日 rì sun; day; daytime
本 běn root, origin, source; basis
国 guó nation, country, nation-state
志 zhì purpose, will, determination; annals