四國 sìguó Shikoku Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 四国犬 sìguóquǎn Shikoku dog a Japanese breed of dog originating from the island of Shikoku金砖四国 jīnzhuānsìguó BRIC countries The four major emerging national economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China; the name refers to the English acronym BRIC which sounds like "brick".