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 国内, 国人, 国界, 国土.

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: -

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

国内

くぬち

internal

国人

くにうど

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

国界

くにざかい

border (between countries)

国土

くにつち

country

国府

こう

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

国会

こっかい

Imperial Diet

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

国籍

こくせき

nationality

国防

こくぼう

national defence

国立

こくりつ

national

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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.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 5 related entries

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