邦
Japan, country, home country

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

くに

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:7
JLPT:1
Frequency:654

Vocabulary

ホウ

WordReadingMeaning
東邦トウホウOriental country; the Orient
邦画ホウガJapanese film; Japanese painting
邦楽ホウガクJapanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
邦人ホウジンJapanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
異邦人イホウジンforeigner; stranger; gentile; goy; non-Jew

Other

WordReadingMeaning
連邦れんぽうfederation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
邦くにcountry; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
本邦ほんぽうthis country; our country
ドイツ連邦共和国ドイツれんぽうきょうわこくFederal Republic of Germany; Federal Republic of Germany (1949-1990); West Germany
英連邦えいれんぽうCommonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth)