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国
くに
土
つち
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Meanings
Noun
1. country; territory; domain; realm
Alt. forms
国
こく
土
ど
99%
Kanji used
国
country
土
earth
Pitch accent
⚠
く
につち
Used in: 695
Composed of
国
くに
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country);
(arch.)
province (of Japan)
土
つち
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
Examples (1 in total)
国
こく
土
ど
の8
割
わり
近
ちか
くが
山
やま
です。
Nearly 80 percent of the land is mountains.