Question

国 くに country 5 3 8 31 くに・くにがまえ 会意 Compound Ideographic In my country (England) the crown jewels are kept pent-in in the Tower of London. Which happens to be where enemies of the state were once also pent-in (probably for trying to steal those jewels).

Accepted Answer

コク くな, こ 外国(がいこく): foreign country外国人(がいこくじん): foreigner国家(こっか): state; country; nation国会(こっかい): National Diet; parliament; congress国際(こくさい): international国民(こくみん): nation; nationality; people; citizen国連(こくれん): UN; United Nations全国(ぜんこく): country-wide; nation-wide; whole country; national国(くに): (1) country; (the) state (2) region (3) province (of Japan) (4) home (i.e. hometown, home country) (5) land; earth国境(こっきょう): national border; provincial border国籍(こくせき): nationality国防(こくぼう): national defence; national defense国立(こくりつ): national国交(こっこう): diplomatic relations国産(こくさん): domestic products国土(こくど): country; territory; domain; realm本国(ほんごく): one's own country国語(こくご): (1) national language (2) Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan) (3) native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)天国(てんごく): paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven国有(こくゆう): national ownership国王(こくおう): king母国(ぼこく): one's homeland国定(こくてい): state-sponsored; national 2 囗: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box玉: jewel; ball 囗 3 國 country Just think of Japan, a country which is like a jewel but historically very enclosed.

Kanji	国
Onyomi	コク
Kunyomi	くに
Nanori	くな, こ
English	country
Examples	外国(がいこく): foreign country 外国人(がいこくじん): foreigner 国家(こっか): state; country; nation 国会(こっかい): National Diet; parliament; congress 国際(こくさい): international 国民(こくみん): nation; nationality; people; citizen 国連(こくれん): UN; United Nations 全国(ぜんこく): country-wide; nation-wide; whole country; national 国(くに): (1) country; (the) state (2) region (3) province (of Japan) (4) home (i.e. hometown, home country) (5) land; earth 国境(こっきょう): national border; provincial border 国籍(こくせき): nationality 国防(こくぼう): national defence; national defense 国立(こくりつ): national 国交(こっこう): diplomatic relations 国産(こくさん): domestic products 国土(こくど): country; territory; domain; realm 本国(ほんごく): one's own country 国語(こくご): (1) national language (2) Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan) (3) native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords) 天国(てんごく): paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven 国有(こくゆう): national ownership 国王(こくおう): king 母国(ぼこく): one's homeland 国定(こくてい): state-sponsored; national
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	3
Components	囗: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box 玉: jewel; ball
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	囗
Radical Number	31
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	くに・くにがまえ
Traditional Form	國
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	country
Koohii Story 1	In my country (England) the crown jewels are kept pent-in in the Tower of London. Which happens to be where enemies of the state were once also pent-in (probably for trying to steal those jewels).
Koohii Story 2	Just think of Japan, a country which is like a jewel but historically very enclosed.

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