8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

country

Kun'yomi
  • country ②region ③national government ④home (i.e. hometown, home country)
On'yomi
  • コク
Nanori
  • くな

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コク 66.6%
くに 33.4%

Character Breakdown

country
コク くに くな (2nd, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
jewel, ball
たま ギョク おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

country ②region ③national government ④home (i.e. hometown, home country)
empire ②imperial
the whole country
king ②the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.)
people (of a country) ②Democratic Party for the People
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 56FD
JIS X 0208 1-25-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1037
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 950
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3087
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 40
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 158
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 4
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.11
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 344
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 588
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3s5.1
Four corner code 6010.3
De Roo Code 3172