Keyword
country [old]
Info
FrequencyTop 2900-3000
Type
Jinmeiyō 
?
Kyūjitai ?
KankenLevel 1
Heisig2990
Modern form国
Readings
くに
(82%)
こく
(16%)
Composed of
closed box
a certain
Used in kanji (2 in total)
box one's ears
hollow of knee
Used in vocabulary (35 in total)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
empire; Empire of Japan
state; country; nation
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
international; diplomatic intercourse
country; Japan
Dynasty Warriors (video game series)
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
national emblem; (national) coat of arms
Axis powers (World War II)
Republic of Korea; South Korea
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld
King of Na gold seal (National Treasure of Japan)
first emperor to rule the land (title of Emperor Sujin)
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
underworld; netherworld
underworld; netherworld