Keyword
home country
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig1991
Readings
ぽう
(68%)
ほう
(17%)
くに
(13%)
Composed of
lush
small village
Used in vocabulary (94 in total)
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
foreign country
this country; our country
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
Japanese film; Japanese painting
translation into Japanese
federal parliament; federal congress
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
friendly nation
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
Oriental country; the Orient
country; state; various countries
Russian Federation
Japanese title (given to foreign work)
Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth)
ally; allied powers
Japanese residents in another country; Japanese expatriates
federal law; federal legislation
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
one's native language; Japanese
country; one's own country
federal police (US, Brazil, Australia, etc.)
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
merger (of countries); union; confederation
various countries; various regions; various provinces
Japanese (language)
neighboring country; neighbouring country
federal president (e.g. in Germany)
all nations
Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth)
overseas Japanese bank
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
Federal Republic of Germany (former West Germany)
Japanese money
Swiss Confederation (Switzerland)
large country; great nation; major power; great power
Japanese typewriter; typewriter that can type using Japanese characters
Japanese living in America
Japanese-language newspaper (printed outside Japan)
realm; country
Commonwealth of Australia
the same country
Federated States of Micronesia
US federal (agency, etc.)
(Associate) Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
The Union of South Africa
Japanese characters; kanji and kana
Union of South Africa
Japanese nationals resident abroad; overseas Japanese
Union of South Africa (1910-1957)
Bundesrat (lower house of the German parliament)
Japanese ship
federal (budget) deficit
federal district (e.g. in India)
union territory (e.g. in India); federal territory
federal district (esp. in Russia)
federal city (e.g. Moscow and St Petersburg in Russia)
Japanese-language newspaper (printed outside Japan)
Examples (6 in total)
Children are all foreigners.
He defected to the Soviet Union in the 1950's.
I want to see a Japanese movie.