Keyword
country
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig624
Old form國
Readings
こく
(60%)
くに
(27%)
こっ
(5%)
ごく
(5%)
ぐに
(1%)
Composed of
closed box
ball
Mnemonic

The country of Japan's flag looks like a red ball inside of a white rectangular box.

Used in kanji (2 in total)
grab
type of oak tree
Used in vocabulary (2553 in total)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
Examples (200 in total)
That country went to war with its neighbor.
The king of this country is my father.
I want you to save this country.