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Kanji Detail for 邦 - "country, japan, nation"

邦

  • Meaning

    邦 means "country, japan, nation."

    1. Country - A nation; a homeland.

    2. Japan - Specifically referring to Japan.

    3. Nation - A sovereign state.

  • Words using 邦

    • 邦人 ほうじん Listen Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
    • 邦楽 ほうがく Listen Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
    • 東邦 とうほう Listen Oriental country; the Orient
    • 邦画 ほうが Listen Japanese film; Japanese painting

  • Tattoo check: 邦

    • Verified meaning: country, japan, nation
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いく, くに, くにじ, くにつぐ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 邦

    Given names 邦(いく)Listen 邦(くに)Listen 邦(ほう)Listen 邦(みやこ)Listen

    Surnames 邦(くにじ)Listen 邦(くにつぐ)Listen 邦(くにとも)Listen 邦(くにゆき)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    home country; country; Japan

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    nation, country, state

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) country; nation; state

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    country, nation, state

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Country. Large countries are called 邦, small ones 國. Today neighboring countries are also called 友邦 (friendly nations).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kuni(くに) くに

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    邑 阝 (ozato・mura)

  • Related Keywords

    country japan nation capital realm homeland native land state territory sovereign citizenship heritage culture

Sentences including 邦

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