国 – country

8 strokesTaught in grade 2#3 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 国 means country. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コク (koku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くに (kuni). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 囗 (no. 31).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コク	koku
Kun’yomi	くに	kuni

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 囗 (Kangxi radical 31). Components: 王・囗・丶.

Words using 国

国くにcountry外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner国際こくさいinternational国語こくごnational language国籍こくせきnationality国民こくみんpeople (of a country)国家こっかstate国会こっかいNational Diet国境こっきょうborder (between countries)全国ぜんこくthe whole country国王こくおうking国立こくりつnational国産こくさんdomestically produced国防こくぼうnational defence国有こくゆうnational ownership国連こくれんUnited Nations国交こっこうdiplomatic relations天国てんごくparadise母国ぼこくone's home country本国ほんごくhome country国定こくていstate-sponsored

Example sentences

その王がその国を治めていた。

The king governed the country.

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『北の国から』は、北海道富良野市を舞台にしたフジテレビジョン制作のテレビドラマ。

"From the North Country" is a TV drama produced by Fuji TV and set in Furano in Hokkaido.

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その科学者は国の内外で有名である。

The scientist is famous both at home and abroad.

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Kanji with the same radical

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