ChiramiN5 kanji · 8 strokes
国 means country
国
囗 borders · 玉 jewel
国Memory trick
A jewel (玉) guarded inside borders (囗): a country.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- country
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) くに kuni
くに (kuni) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) コク koku
コク (koku) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
国際 こくさい · kokusai
international
Built from
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囗 Used in 21 kanji
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What does 国 mean?
Right: 国 means country.Not quite: 国 means country.In 国際, which reading does 国 use?
Right. 国際 is read こくさい (kokusai): 国 takes コク, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 国際 is read こくさい (kokusai): 国 takes コク, its reading from Chinese.