Word Meaning 火国

ひのくに hinokuni

火国 is read as ひのくに (hinokuni) and means Hi (former province located in present-day Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures; later split into Hizen and Higo provinces).

Meaning

English

  1. Hi (former province located in present-day Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures; later split into Hizen and Higo provinces)

Reading

Kana

ひのくに

Romaji

hinokuni

Writing Variants

  • 肥国 ひのくに hinokuni

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 124629 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

火山

かざん

volcano

fire

火気

かき

cause of a fire (lighter, match, spark, etc.)

火の気

ひのけ

source of fire

火中

ほなか

burning (something)

火の車

ひのくるま

fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell)

外国

がいこく

foreign country

本国

ほんごく

country of one's ancestors

入国

にゅうごく

entry into a country

出国

しゅっこく

departure from a country

中国

ちゅうごく

China

くに

home (i.e. hometown, home country)