Kanji – country

The Japanese kanji can mean country.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: country
Onyomi: コク
Kunyomi: くに
Romaji: koku, kuni
JLPT: 4
Frequency Rank: 3

How is read?

has the onyomi reading コク and the kunyomi reading くに.

In romaji, these readings can be written as koku, kuni.

Common Japanese Words Using

These common Japanese words contain . Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • (アメリカがっしゅうこく)United States of America
  • (あいこく)love of one's country, patriotism
  • (いこく)foreign country
  • (いっこく)one country
  • (えいこく)United Kingdom, Britain, Great Britain
  • (おうこく)kingdom, monarchy
  • (かいはつとじょうこく)developing country, emerging nation
  • (がいこく)foreign country
  • (がいこくご)foreign language
  • (がいこくじん)foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national, alien, non-Japanese

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