国 Kanji – country
The Japanese kanji 国 can mean country.
Meaning and Readings
How is 国 read?
国 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 国
These common Japanese words contain 国. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- アメリカ合衆国(アメリカがっしゅうこく) — United States of America
- 愛国(あいこく) — love of one's country, patriotism
- 異国(いこく) — foreign country
- 一国(いっこく) — one country
- 英国(えいこく) — United Kingdom, Britain, Great Britain
- 王国(おうこく) — kingdom, monarchy
- 開発途上国(かいはつとじょうこく) — developing country, emerging nation
- 外国(がいこく) — foreign country
- 外国語(がいこくご) — foreign language
- 外国人(がいこくじん) — foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national, alien, non-Japanese
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