JLPT N5 · 8 strokes
Kanji 国: "country"
The kanji 国 means "country". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read コク in on'yomi and くに in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くに
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | country |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 3 of 2,501 |
Common words with 国
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 国country; state · region
- 全国the whole country
- 王国kingdom; monarchy
- 国家state; country; nation
- 国民people (of a country); nation; citizen; national · Democratic Party for the People
- 国内within the country; inside the county; domestic; home
- 外国foreign country
- 他国foreign country; another country · another province
- 天国paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
- 中国China · Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
- 国境border (between countries); national border
- 各国each country; every country; various countries; all countries
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