Word Meaning 国書

こくしょ kokusho

国書 is read as こくしょ (kokusho) and means diplomatic message sent by a head of state.

Meaning

English

diplomatic message sent by a head of state
sovereign letter
book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.)
Japanese book
national literature (of Japan)

Reading

Kana

こくしょ

Romaji

kokusho

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 21815 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

国璽書

こくじしょ

(Britain's) Lord Privy Seal

国際図書館協会連盟

こくさいとしょかんきょうかいれんめい

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

外国人登録証明書

がいこくじんとうろくしょうめいしょ

certificate of alien registration

米国聖書協会

べいこくせいしょきょうかい

American Bible Society

英国聖書協会

えいこくせいしょきょうかい

British and Foreign Bible Society

国人

こくじん

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

国土

こくど

country

国

くに

home (i.e. hometown, home 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

Example Sentences

世界的に過大に評価された中国書といえば、『孫子』ですかね。

When it comes to Chinese books that are overvalued worldwide I suppose it's Sun Tzu, isn't it?