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国 kanji
country
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
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On readings
コク
Kun readings
くに
Variant forms
囶圀國Words with 国
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —国富論An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith, 1776); The Wealth of Nations
- —国総研National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (abbr); NILIM
- —国技院Kukkiwon; World Taekwondo Headquarters
- —国防部Ministry of National Defense (China)
- —国士舘Kokushikan University (abbr)
- —韓国軍Republic of Korea Armed Forces
- —中国網China Internet Information Center
- —現国例Gendai Kokugo Reikai Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan) (abbr)
- —憂国忌anniversary of Yukio Mishima's death (November 25)
- —帝国軍imperial army
- —愛国主義nationalism; patriotism
- —一国一票one vote per nation
- —一死報国dying for one's country
- —英国石油British Petroleum; BP
- —欧州諸国European countries
- —欧米諸国Western countries; European and (North) American countries
- —外国為替foreign exchange
- —外国部隊overseas (military forces)
- —帰国子女child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
- —共産中国Communist China