国

country

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

くに

Nanori (名乗り)

くなこ

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:2

Strokes:8

JLPT:N5

Frequency:3

Vocabulary

コク

Word	Reading	Meaning
愛国	アイコク	love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
異国	イコク	foreign country
王国	オウコク	kingdom; monarchy
外国	ガイコク	foreign country
外国語	ガイコクゴ	foreign language

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
一国	いっこく	one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
外国	そとぐに	foreign country
各国	かっこく	each country; every country; various countries; all countries
国家	こっか	state; country; nation
国歌	こっか	national anthem

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep

harden, set, clot, curdle

group, association

wherefore, a reason

king, rule, magnate

quandary, become distressed, annoyed