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
- —居住地国country of residence; jurisdiction of residence
- —国際学校international school
- —国内貿易domestic commerce; internal trade
- —国立病院national hospital; hospital run by a central government
- —重国籍者holder of multiple (e.g. dual) citizenships; dual national; dual citizen
- —国交樹立establishment of diplomatic relations
- —国主大名daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
- —国民運動popular movement; citizens' campaign; national movement
- —国家作用state action; national action
- —国際貢献international contribution; contributing to the wider world
- —国家の犬public servant (esp. police); dogs of the state
- —夜警国家night-watchman state; minarchy
- —テロ国家terrorist nation; state sponsor of terrorism
- —国王殺しregicide
- —国際試合international game; international match
- —外国の方foreigner; foreign person; non-national
- —国語教育Japanese language education (for Japanese people); teaching of Japanese
- —分断国家divided nation; split country
- —国民公園national garden
- —国際運河international canal