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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小28 strokesRadical 囗#3 in newspapers

国 · country

国 is a kanji meaning country. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • コクkoku

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • くにkuni

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In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 国 · 22 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 国
WordReadingMeaningLevel
外国がいこくforeign country; abroadN5
外国人がいこくじんforeignerN5
国くにcountry; place of originN5
国際こくさいinternationalN4
国語こくごnational languageN3
国籍こくせきnationalityN3
Show all 22 words
More words that use 国
WordReadingMeaningLevel
国民こくみんnational, people, citizenN3
国家こっかstate, country, nationN3
国会こっかいNational Diet, parliament, congressN3
国境こっきょうnational or state borderN3
全国ぜんこくthe entire nation, country-wide, nation-wideN3
国王こくおうkingN2
国立こくりつnationalN2
国産こくさんdomestic productsN1
国定こくていstate-sponsored, nationalN1
国防こくぼうnational defenseN1
国有こくゆうnational ownershipN1
国連こくれんU.N., United NationsN1
国交こっこうdiplomatic relationsN1
天国てんごくparadise, heaven, Kingdom of HeavenN1
母国ぼこくone's home country (same as 自分の国 (じぶんのくに))N1
本国ほんごくone's own countryN1

Example sentence

外国へいきたい。

がいこくへいきたい

I want to go abroad.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #184808 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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