国 — country, nation

くに国 country

くに

U+56FD Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #3 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #581 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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country
nation

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On'yomi: こく koku
Kun'yomi: くに kuni

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くに・ぐに kuni Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

国(くに) kuni country わが国(くに) wagakuni our country 国々(ぐに) kuniguni countries 北(きた) 国(ぐに) kitaguni northern country 雪(ゆき) 国(ぐに) yukiguni snow country 島(しま) 国(ぐに) shimaguni island country (sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan) 我(わ) が国(くに) wagakuni our country 国(くに) 崎(さき) kunisaki Kunisaki

こく・ごく koku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

中(ちゅう) 国(ごく) chuugoku China 米(べい) 国(こく) beikoku United States 外(がい) 国(こく) gaikoku foreign country 国(こく) 内(ない) kokunai domestic 国(こく) 立(りつ) kokuritsu national 中(ちゅう) 国(ごく) 人(じん) chuugokujin Chinese person 中(ちゅう) 国(ごく) 語(ご) chuugokugo Chinese language 国(こく) 土(ど) kokudo national land

こっ ko

国(こっ) 家(か) kokka nation 国(こっ) 会(かい) kokkai national assembly 国(こっ) 交(こう) kokkou diplomatic relations 国(こっ) 歌(か) kokka national anthem 国(こっ) 庫(こ) kokko national treasury 国(こっ) 旗(き) kokki national flag 国(こっ) 会(かい) 議(ぎ) 事(じ) 堂(どう) kokkaigijidou parliament building 国(こっ) 会(かい) 議(ぎ) 員(いん) kokkaigiin member of the Diet

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159 words

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S = secondary school · 85 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Appears in idioms

異国情緒四字熟語

foreign country, feeling thread

国士無双四字熟語

country samurai, nothingness pair

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囗 enclosure

たま玉 jewel #96

Used as component in (1)

つかむ掴 grasp

Compound ideograph (会意). 囗 (border) surrounding 玉 (jade/treasure). A country — precious territory enclosed within borders. Simplified from 國.

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くに・ぐに kuni Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

こく・ごく koku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

こっ ko

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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国 — country, nation

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Meanings

Readings

word

くに ・ぐに kuni Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

こく ・ごく koku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

こっ ko

Words by frequency and grade

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

くに・ぐに kuni Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

こく・ごく koku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).