Common Words by Reading

コク
66.6%
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
China ②Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane) ③central part of a country ④province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
foreign country
border (between countries)
national armed forces
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
country in civil war ②Warring States period (Japan, China) ③competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants
return to one's country ②return to one's hometown
United Kingdom
international ②diplomatic intercourse
くに
33.4%
country ②region ③national government ④home (i.e. hometown, home country)
country ②region ③national government ④home (i.e. hometown, home country)
land of the gods ②Heaven
your native country ②my home country (i.e. Japan) ③countryside ④daimyo's territory (Edo period)
northern country ②northern provinces
that country ②nirvana
country ②Japan
mountainous country
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period) ②change of constituency (for a politician)
Others
Izumo Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Izumo province; 733 CE)
Hitachi Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hitachi province; approx. 720 CE)
Bungo Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Bungo province; 732 CE)