Kanji1 / 8
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
- —第三帝国the Third Reich; Nazi Germany
- —近代国家modern state; modern nation
- —連邦国家federal state; federation
- —大国主義policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
- —特別国会special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
- —内国為替domestic exchange
- —内国郵便domestic mail
- —長期国債long-term national bond
- —外国航路foreign route; ocean route
- —外国郵便mail from abroad; foreign mail; overseas mail
- —富国強兵enrich the country, strengthen the army
- —護国神社shrine honoring war dead; shrine honouring war dead
- —警察国家police state
- —経済大国economic superpower; economic powerhouse
- —異国情緒exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
- —尽忠報国loyalty and patriotism
- —中国人街Chinatown
- —英国発音British pronunciation
- —愛国運動patriotic movement
- —愛国団体patriotic group or organization (organisation)