What does kanji 国 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 国 is country.

How is kanji 国 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 国 are くに; the onyomi readings are コク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 国?

Kanji 国 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 国?

The main radical for kanji 国 is 囗.

What words use kanji 国?

Example words that use kanji 国 include 国人, 国境, 国土, 国府.

JōyōJLPT N5Kanken 9

国

Meaning

Kanji 国

country

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くに
Onyomi 音読み: コク
Nanori 名乗り: くなこ

Variant: 圀 (Itaiji) , 囶 (Itaiji) , 囻 (Itaiji) , 囯 (Itaiji) , 䆐 (Itaiji) • Old form: 國 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N5
Frequency: #3
Strokes: 8
Radical: 囗
Components: 丶 • 囗 • 王
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 2,260 entries that include this kanji.

国人

こくじん

daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)

国境

こっきょう

border (between countries)

国土

こくど

country

国府

こくふ

Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang)

国

くに

home (i.e. hometown, home country)

国家

こっか

state

国会

こっかい

Imperial Diet

国際

こくさい

diplomatic intercourse

国内

こくない

internal

国民

こくみん

Democratic Party for the People

国連

こくれん

United Nations

国際的

こくさいてき

international

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

日本は島国です。

Japan is an island country.

その国の文化に興味があります。

I am interested in that country's culture.

彼は外国で生まれました。

He was born in a foreign country.

国へ帰りたいです。

I want to return to my country.

この国は水が豊かです。

This country has abundant water.