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Home Country City Protected 邦 ホウ くに Japan

Kanji
Onyomi ホウ
Kunyomi くに
English home country, country, Japan
Examples 連邦(れんぽう): commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 654
Components 丰: abundant; lush; bountiful; plenty; fat face; luxurious growth of grass
邑: village; rural community; right village radical (no. 163)
Number of Strokes 7
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 163
Radical Strokes 7
Radical Reading むら・おおざと・おおざとづくり・ゆう
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword home country
Koohii Story 1 He reminisced about his home country: "Ah, back in my home country, the bushes grew so high that they covered the city walls!".
Koohii Story 2 It's easier if you think of the USA as the HOME COUNTRY. To the northern border you have it protected by BUSHES, while to south you have it protected by CITY WALLS (or a 800 mile long fence).

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq501-750

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