JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 邦: "home country, country, Japan"
The kanji 邦 means "home country, country, Japan". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ホウ 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)
ホウ
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 | home country, country, Japan |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 654 of 2,501 |
Common words with 邦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 連邦federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
- 異邦人foreigner · stranger
- 本邦this country; our country
- 異邦foreign country
- 連邦政府federal government
- 邦人Japanese national (esp. abroad) · fellow countryman
- 邦画Japanese film · Japanese painting
- 邦訳translation into Japanese
- 連邦議会federal parliament; federal congress
- ソビエト連邦Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
- 邦楽Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 友邦friendly nation
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