Kanji1 / 8
国 kanji
country
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
コク
Kun readings
くに
Variant forms
囶圀國Words with 国
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —祖国Popularhomeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
- —他国Popularforeign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
- —大国Popularlarge country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
- —中国PopularChina; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
- —帝国Popularempire; Empire of Japan
- —同国Popularsame country; same province; the (said) country
- —入国Popularentry into a country
- —米国Popular(United States of) America; USA; US
- —母国Popularone's home country; one's homeland
- —本国Popularhome country; one's own country; country of origin; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
- —万国Popularall countries; the whole world; universal; all nations
- —憂国Popularpatriotic concern for the future of one's country
- —両国Popularboth countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
- —列国Popularnations; states
- —出国Populardeparture from a country; leaving a country
- —隣国Popularneighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
- —国力Popularnational power
- —開国Popularfounding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
- —救国Popularsalvation of one's country
- —護国Populardefense of one's country; defence of one's country