Log in
ๅœ‹
ๅœ‹
11 strokes
Grade 10

Meanings

country

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ณใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใใซ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ“

Common Words

ๅ›ฝ
้‚ฆ
ใใซ
ๅœ‹
Noun
Freq #563
1

country; state

Examples
ใใฎ็Ž‹ใŒใใฎๅ›ฝใ‚’ๆฒปใ‚ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The king governed the country.
2

region

Examples
ใ€ŽๅŒ—ใฎๅ›ฝใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใฏใ€ๅŒ—ๆตท้“ๅฏŒ่‰ฏ้‡Žๅธ‚ใ‚’่ˆžๅฐใซใ—ใŸใƒ•ใ‚ธใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒงใƒณๅˆถไฝœใฎใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใƒ‰ใƒฉใƒžใ€‚
"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
ใใฎ็ง‘ๅญฆ่€…ใฏๅ›ฝใฎๅ†…ๅค–ใงๆœ‰ๅใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The scientist is famous both at home and abroad.
5

Historical term

province (of Japan)

6

Archaic

land; earth

ๅ›ฝๅฎถ
ใ“ใฃใ‹
Noun
Freq #3849
1

state; country; nation

Examples
ๅŒใ˜ไบ‹ใŒๅ›ฝๅฎถใซใคใ„ใฆใ‚‚ๅฝ“ใฆใฏใพใ‚‹ใ€‚
The same is true of the nation.
ไธญๅ›ฝ
ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ”ใ
Noun
Freq #5427
1

China

Examples
ไธญๅ›ฝใ‚„ใƒใƒ™ใƒƒใƒˆใฎๅฑฑใซไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹็™ฝ้ป’ใฎ็†Šใฏใƒ‘ใƒณใƒ€ใจๅ‘ผใฐใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The black and white bears living in the mountains of China and Tibet are called pandas.
2

Chลซgoku 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 ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ“ใ

province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryล system)

ๅ›ฝ้š›
ใ“ใใ•ใ„
Noun
Freq #8113
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

international

Examples
ไปŠๆœˆใฏๅ›ฝ้š›่ฒฟๆ˜“่ฆ‹ๆœฌๅธ‚ใŒ้–‹ใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
We are having an international trade fair this month.
2

Obsolete term

diplomatic intercourse

ๅธๅ›ฝ
ใฆใ„ใ“ใ
ๅธๅœ‹
Noun
Freq #8139
1

empire

Examples
ใ‚คใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚นๅผใฎๆœ้ฃŸใฏใ‚คใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚นๅธๅ›ฝใฎๅปบ่จญ่€…ใŸใกใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๆต่กŒใ‚‰ใ›ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ ใ€‚
The English breakfast was made popular by the architects of the British Empire.
2

Abbreviation; Historical term

Empire of Japan

่‹ฑๅ›ฝ
ใˆใ„ใ“ใ
Noun
Freq #12505
1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

Examples
่‹ฑๅ›ฝใธ่กŒใฃใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Have you ever been to Britain?
ๅ›ฝ่ชž
ใ“ใใ”
Noun
Freq #14630
1

national language

Examples
็ฌฌไบŒใซใ€ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎใ‚ฏใƒชใ‚ชใƒผใƒซใฏใใ‚Œ่‡ชไฝ“็‹ฌ็ซ‹ใ—ใŸใ€Œๅ›ฝ่ชžใ€ใจใชใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
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
ๅฝผใฏๅ›ฝ่ชžใŒๅฅฝใใ ใ—ๅพ—ๆ„ใ ใ€‚
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)

้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝ
ใ‹ใ‚“ใ“ใ
Noun
Freq #19241
1

Abbreviation

South Korea; Republic of Korea

Examples
้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝๆ–™็†ใฏไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใซ่พ›ใ„ใ€‚
Korean food is generally very spicy.
2

Historical term; Abbreviation

Korean Empire (1897-1910)

้€ฃๅˆ็Ž‹ๅ›ฝ
ใ‚Œใ‚“ใ”ใ†ใŠใ†ใ“ใ
Noun
Freq #51341
1

United Kingdom

้ป„ๆณ‰ใฎๅ›ฝ
ใ‚ˆใฟใฎใใซ
Noun
Freq #60729
1

Hades; land of the dead; netherworld

Search for more words containing ๅœ‹
๐ŸŽ“

Practice and Remember This Kanji

Strengthen your kanji knowledge with our spaced-repetition quiz. Practice reading, meaning, and writing to build lasting memory.

Start Kanji Quiz