Quick answer
国 is the kanji for "State / Nation / Country". A common reading is くに (kuni). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
State / Nation / Country
Also : State · Nation · Country · Homeland
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
A square border with people inside — a nation is a bounded territory with people living in it, literally their enclosed domain.
こく (koku) sounds like "cock" — the rooster crows for the whole nation at dawn.
Example Sentences
どの国から来ましたか？
どのくにからきましたか？
Which country did you come from?
外国語を勉強するのが好きです。
がいこくごをべんきょうするのがすきです。
I like studying foreign languages.
Vocabulary using 国
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