國
國

country

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Common Words

国邦くに國NounFreq #563
1

country; state

Examples
その王がその国を治めていた。
The king governed the country.
2

region

Examples
『北の国から』は、北海道富良野市を舞台にしたフジテレビジョン制作のテレビドラマ。
"From the North Country" is a TV drama produced by Fuji TV and set in Furano in Hokkaido.
3

national government; central government

4

home (i.e. hometown, home country)

Examples
その科学者は国の内外で有名である。
The scientist is famous both at home and abroad.
5

Historical term

province (of Japan)

6

Archaic

land; earth

国家こっかNounFreq #3849
1

state; country; nation

Examples
同じ事が国家についても当てはまる。
The same is true of the nation.
中国ちゅうごくNounFreq #5427
1

China

Examples
中国やチベットの山に住んでいる白黒の熊はパンダと呼ばれている。
The black and white bears living in the mountains of China and Tibet are called pandas.
2

Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)

3

central part of a country; main region

4

Historical term; Also read ちゅうこく

province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

国際こくさいNounFreq #8113
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

international

Examples
今月は国際貿易見本市が開かれている。
We are having an international trade fair this month.
2

Obsolete term

diplomatic intercourse

帝国ていこく帝國NounFreq #8139
1

empire

Examples
イギリス式の朝食はイギリス帝国の建設者たちによって流行らせたものだ。
The English breakfast was made popular by the architects of the British Empire.
2

Abbreviation; Historical term

Empire of Japan

英国えいこくNounFreq #12505
1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

Examples
英国へ行ったことがありますか。
Have you ever been to Britain?
国語こくごNounFreq #14630
1

national language

Examples
第二に、いくつかのクリオールはそれ自体独立した「国語」となるかもしれない。
Secondly, some of the Creoles may become independent "national languages" in their own right.
2

Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)

Examples
彼は国語が好きだし得意だ。
He likes Japanese, and he's good at it.
3

one's native language; mother tongue

4

native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

韓国かんこくNounFreq #19241
1

Abbreviation

South Korea; Republic of Korea

Examples
韓国料理は一般的に辛い。
Korean food is generally very spicy.
2

Historical term; Abbreviation

Korean Empire (1897-1910)

連合王国れんごうおうこくNounFreq #51341
1

United Kingdom

黄泉の国よみのくにNounFreq #60729
1

Hades; land of the dead; netherworld

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