国 (くに) — country, nation
国
country
Frequency #18
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
1 character
noun
kuni
くに
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
くに[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- country
- nation
Explained in simple Japanese
- 日本や アメリカのような、ひとつの まとまった ところ。
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Usage examples
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中央集権：国の中心の政府に、決める力が集まること。
Chuuoushuuken: kuni no chuushin no seifu ni, kimeru chikara ga atsumaru koto.
Centralization: the concentration of decision-making power in the national government.
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