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Kanji Detail for 国 - "country, region"

国

  • Meaning

    国 means "country, region." Also associated with territory.

    1. Country - Nation; state.

    2. Territory - Land governed by lords.

    3. Region - Area belonging to a specific government.

    4. Capital - The capital city; the seat of government.

    5. Our country - One's own nation.

  • Words using 国

    • 両国 りょうこく Listen both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
    • 中国 ちゅうごく Listen China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country
    • 全国 ぜんこく Listen the whole country
    • 国会 こっかい Listen National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet
    • 国内 こくない Listen within the country; inside the county; domestic
    • 国家 こっか Listen state; country; nation
    • 国民 こくみん Listen people (of a country); nation; citizen
    • 国連 こくれん Listen United Nations; UN

  • Four-character idioms with 国

    • 富国強兵 ふこくきょうへい Listen enrich the country, strengthen the army
    • 一国一城 いっこくいちじょう Listen (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
    • 一死報国 いっしほうこく Listen dying for one's country
    • 七生報国 しちしょうほうこく Listen unfailing devotion to one's country
    • 傾国傾城 けいこくけいせい Listen woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
    • 傾城傾国 けいせいけいこく Listen woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale

  • Tattoo check: 国

    • Verified meaning: country, region
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read くおふぇい, くに, くにさき, くにざき)
    • Also carries these associations: territory

    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 国

    Given names 国(くおふぇい)Listen 国(くに)Listen 国(こくき)Listen

    Surnames 国(くにさき)Listen 国(くにざき)Listen 国(くにじ)Listen 国(くにすえ)Listen 国(くにつぐ)Listen 国(くにとも)Listen 国(くにむね)Listen 国(くにゆき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    country

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    nation, country, nation-state

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Guo

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    country, nation, state; national

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koku(コク) コク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kuni(くに) くに

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    囗 (kunigamae)

  • Related Keywords

    country territory region capital city nation borders citizenship culture government homeland land people sovereignty state

Sentences including 国

  • She laid down her life for her country.

  • Do people drink tea in your country?

  • It was because he was ill that he decided to return home.

  • This country is really going to the dogs !

  • How many languages can you speak?

  • What is his nationality?

  • The french flag is blue , white and red.

  • Along with his children he fled the country.

  • English has become an international language.

  • It's difficult to learn a foreign language.

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