Word Meaning

くに kuni

国 is read as くに (kuni) and means home (i.e. hometown, home country).

Meaning

English

  1. home (i.e. hometown, home country)
  2. province (of Japan)
  3. region
  4. country
  5. state
  6. land
  7. earth
  8. national government

Reading

Kana

くに

Romaji

kuni

Writing Variants

  • くに kuni
  • くに kuni

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3030 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

国人

くにうど

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

国土

こくど

country

国外

こくがい

outside the country

国々

くにぐに

countries

国語

こくご

Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)

国名

こくめい

country name

国学

こくがく

provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors)

国大

こくだい

national university

国語学

こくごがく

Japanese philology

国電

こくでん

city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways

国書

こくしょ

diplomatic message sent by a head of state

外国

がいこく

foreign country

Example Sentences

10

にほんはしまぐにです。

Japan is an island country.

そのくにのぶんかにきょうみがあります。

I am interested in that country's culture.

かれはがいこくでうまれました。

He was born in a foreign country.

くにへかえりたいです。

I want to return to my country.

このくにはみずがゆたかです。

This country has abundant water.

どのくににいってみたいですか。

Which country would you like to visit?

くにのほうりつをまもらなければなりません。

We must obey the laws of the country.

くにによってしゅうかんはちがいます。

Customs differ from country to country.

かのじょはじぶんのくにをあいしています。

She loves her country.

It's a very mountainous country.