国 — country, nation

くに国 country

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes

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.

Meanings

country
nation

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).

国(くに) kuni country わが国(くに) wagakuni our country 国々(ぐに) kuniguni countries 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 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(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) 境(きょう) kokkyou national border

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囗 enclosure

たま玉 jewel #96

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

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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

Meanings

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 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).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

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

Meanings

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 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).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

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.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

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).