国くに
Meanings
Noun
1. country; state
I want you to save this country.
2. region
3. national government; central government
The national government handles all management.
4. home (i.e. hometown, home country)
occ. written 故郷 or 郷里
I go home for New Year's and spend it with my family.
5. province (of Japan)
This area was once called Musashi Province.
6. land; earth
Kanji used
country
Pitch accent
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Top 700
Used in vocabulary (93 in total)
our country; our land; one's own country
country; territory; domain; realm
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
Examples (200 in total)
It's a beautiful country.
What country were you born in?
Japan is a small country.
America is a country on the move.
Japan is a rich country.
Isn't it a government agency?
Germany is a big country.
Europe is not a country.
Were you planning to take over the country?
There are more than 150 nations in the world.
It's a very large country.
What's your purpose in visiting this country?
Kingdoms and small countries then developed.
They fought for the sake of their country.
He works for the good of the country.
I want you to save this country.
I will come to your country some day.
This country sure has a bright future.
Rain is scarce in this country.
Is it a city or a country?
Do people drink tea in your country?
It is the people who support the nation.
Every country has its own history.
Who ruled this country?
He is a man who bears the burden of the nation.
The national government handles all management.
I am uneasy about the future of this country.
The war plunged the country into chaos.
Which country are you from?
It is a small country of sea and desert.
Japan is an extremely noisy country.
The yen isn't accepted in this country.
Japanese is not used in this country.
Kai was a province surrounded by mountains.
There is no problem with the administration of the country.
I'm worried about this country's future.
Japan is a country that is long from north to south.
He is known to the entire country.
Japan is a country in which there are many earthquakes.
A revolution broke out in that country.
The traitor betrayed his country to the enemy.
Do you eat rice in your country?
Do they observe Christmas Day in that country?
The name of this country is Russia.
The country borders on two other countries.
Who rules this country?
They invaded the country.
The longer it drags on, the more the country falls into chaos.
Oranges grow in warm countries.
Meanwhile, the country keeps growing poorer.
The king of this country is my father.
What do you like about this country?
It is impossible to tell what will happen in that country.
Most of us love our country.
You will soon get accustomed to living in this country.
People came from the farthest country.
The country was gearing up for war.
I am the first prince of this country.
He seems to have left the country.
I think that Japan is a very safe country.
To save the life of someone in another country.
Do you have much snow in your country?
Our country desires only peace.
Which country do you think has a lot of beautiful women?
We are leaving this country for good.
There are many cities in this country.
That kingdom was destroyed by the neighboring country.
This lake is the deepest in this country.
I came to this country three years ago.
People connect across countries and cultures.
The government of that country is now stable.
The king ruled the country for years.
They act with only the national interest in mind.
This country is becoming more and more corrupt.
The defeated army retreated from the country.
The other party is a princess of this country, after all.
The government intends to hold the company responsible.
English is spoken in many countries around the world.
The king sent an envoy to the neighboring country.
The neighboring country is massing troops on the border.
Executions are still carried out in that country.
They fought for the honor of their country.
It is the center of religion and politics in this country.
The war brought ruin to the country.
Please send me back to my own country.
The country went from a kingdom to a republic.
This is a plant unique to this country.
The country was small, and there were no military or police.
England is a land where the policemen carry no revolvers.
Our country produces a lot of sugar.
As a country develops, greater desires arise.
That country must be very beautiful.
The king sent spies into the neighboring country.
Japan is a country surrounded by the sea on all sides.
So, does that mean belonging to a country?
I am unfamiliar with the customs of this country.
The population of this country is gradually decreasing.
A lot of treasure was brought over to this country.
In that country, you get arrested if you criticize the regime.
The war made the country poor.
As expected, the culture of this country is advanced.
The government of this country oppresses its people.
He says he is leaving the country for good.
As expected, this country is a bit constricting.
The war diminished the wealth of the country.
There seems no need to help that country.
The two countries were united under one government.
I hear the state will pay the fee later.
The population of this country is gradually diminishing.
That country finally decided to go to war.
The number of murders is increasing even in countries like Japan.
We are doing business with many countries.
Women in that country are fighting for their freedom.
Many countries are experiencing similar problems.
I have been to more than ten foreign countries so far.
Every fifth person has a car in this country.
He left his country two years ago.
The beautiful of that country is beyond description.
Along with his children he fled the country.
I came to this country for the purpose of studying music.
The country is renowned for the beauty of its mountain scenery.
There were no Japanese in this country.
If I remember correctly, I heard that support came from the government.
For example, a country does not suddenly perish one day.
We are very much concerned about the future of this country.
America is proud of being a free country.
In that country there once lived a wise king.
You can see this country from various angles.
That country finally opened its ports to foreign nations.
The two countries are antagonistic to each other.
It is for the sake of the students who will bear the future of this country.
I'm looking forward to visiting your country this winter.
England is a country that I've wanted to visit for a long time.
There was once a cruel ruler in the country.
However, I am truly amazed by the wealth of this country.
We often call America the land of liberty.
Sure enough, it was a song in a different rhythm from this country's songs.
I would like to visit the Land of Wa at least once.
She is a British citizen, but she was born in France.
We must install him as the king of this country.
Social customs vary greatly from country to country.
Even if it's a way to protect the country, it's still murder.
The country had been devastated by long war.
The country was governed by a French noble family.
Japan recognized the new government of that country.
It's not easy to find a job in my country.
I would like to have seen him before he left the country.
I want to know more about your country.
Tell me something about your country.
What's the name of the highest mountain in that country?
I've visited many countries, but I like Japan best of all.
Today was an important day for this country.
Men always walk in front of women in this country.
His name is familiar to everybody in the country.
His name is known to everybody in this country.
This is how this country has maintained its functionality.
If you want to know a country, you must learn its history.
Wind energy has been used to some extent in many countries.
Or rather, the royalty of this country seemed quite free.
The young man knows little of his own country.
Because it is located in the center of the continent, it borders several countries.
This country is now sunk in the depths of deep sorrow.
If it were only specific countries, that would be one thing, but you are going to protect all countries, aren't you?
The development of the country is falling behind that of Japan.
A country that is too powerful is bound to be feared.
Each country has a different god, and each one protects its own country.
No nation can exist completely isolated from others.
That said, we cannot give money to every country.
Although we procure it from southern countries, the price is high.
This country doesn't have such a system yet.
Now that I have become king, stabilizing the country is the top priority.
Therefore, in this country, the prince does not have the right of succession.
The economy of the country kept growing for years.
But as someone entrusted with the country, I am a failure.
I may have betrayed the party, but I've never once betrayed my country.
In that country I was a foreigner and was treated as such.
In fact, not a single country is allied with this one.
In most Western countries, young people come of age at 18 or 21.
It is not an opponent that can be defeated by fighting in units of countries or ethnic groups.
War breaks out when nations try to form their own empires.
Cows are more useful than any other animal in this country.
I came to this country because I wanted to help people suffering from illness.
He became, as it were, a kind of hero from a strange land.
She is the person who should become the next queen of this country.
It is important to understand that each country has its own culture.
The prince had intended to stay in that country from the beginning.
It's a tiny country that most people have never heard of.
In this country, one is recognized as an adult only after turning fifteen.
By the age of 25, she had lived in five different countries.
Backed by the support of a major power, the country took a hard line.
In America elderly people are not given the same degree of respect they receive in many other countries.
I am trying to understand the politics of my country.
No country on earth is safe in this nuclear age.
Our ancestors arrived in this country 150 years ago.
It's something anyone at the heart of this country is thinking.
In this country, there are probably fewer than one hundred people who can do that.
In many countries, the main reason that people come to big cities is because of work.
She lived in five different countries by age 25.
He ruled for five years. In the sixth year, another king, who was stronger than he, waged war against him.
The government has made efforts to make our country clean and green.