国
Country
Meanings
Country
On'yomi
こく
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
くに
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
国 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
国 (Country) is taught on WaniKani at level 6 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #3 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 6
Words using 国
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異国いこくforeign country一国いっこくone country英国えいこくUnited Kingdom王国おうこくkingdom開発途上国かいはつとじょうこくdeveloping country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各国かっこくeach country韓国かんこくSouth Korea韓国語かんこくごKorean (language; esp. as spoken in South Korea)帰国きこくreturn to one's country共和国きょうわこくrepublic強国きょうこくstrong nation
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