Word details

大国

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 大国.

Dictionary

Entry

大国いこくNounFreq #9815
1

Noun, used as a suffix

large country; major nation; great power

Examples
その小国は隣の大国に併合された。
The small country was annexed to its larger neighbor.
2

Historical term

province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

large, big

3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダイタイ

Kun

おお-おお.きい-おお.いに

Nanori

うふおうたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもと

country

8 strokesFrequency 3JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コク

Kun

くに

Nanori

くな

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