漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 28 strokesRadical
On
コク
Kun
くに
Meaning
country

Origin

ORIGIN

A jewel (玉) inside walls (囗) — a country guarding its treasure.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コク国際・国家・外国
くに国・島国

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 国語こくご

    Japanese (school subject)

  • 外国がいこく

    foreign country

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

外国に いきたいです。

I want to go abroad.

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