This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コク、くに
Romaji: koku, kuni
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: くな、こ
Romaji: kuna, ko
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

country

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  31
Frequency:  3
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-3-5
Korean Reading:  gug
Chinese Reading:  guo2
Unicode:  56fd
JIS:  3971

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3087
Nelson Index: 1037
New Nelson Index: 950
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3s5.1
Four Corner Index: 6010.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 123
Gakken Index: 8
Japanese Names Index: 745
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4752
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0068
Remembering the kanji Index: 581
Busy People Index: 2.11
Kanji Way Index: 4
Kanji Flashcards Index: 36
Kodansha Compact Index: 344
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 136
Kanji in Context Index: 151
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1964
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2659
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 588
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 624
Essential Kanji Index: 111
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3831
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3172
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 79
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 158

Words

(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
アメリカ合衆国 (アメリカがっしゅうこく)
United States of America
国家 (こっか)
state; country; nation
外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)
foreign country
英国 (えいこく)
Great Britain; the United Kingdom
国際 (こくさい)
international
韓国 (かんこく)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
王国 (おうこく)
kingdom; monarchy
各国 (かっこく、かくこく)
each nation; many nations; many countries
帰国 (きこく)
return to one's country
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