Illustration: Inside a Japanese school's geography room, a student carefully positions a miniature Statue of Liberty on a tabletop model of the United States. The contiguous country's recognizable outline is accompanied by separate small Alaska and Hawaii pieces.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

米べい国こく

beikoku

United States

More formal than アメリカ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 米国べいこくは民主国家みんしゅこっかである。

    The United States of America is a democratic country.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしたちは米国べいこくに住すんでいます。

    We live in the United States.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ワシントンは米国べいこくの首都しゅとです。

    Washington is the capital of the United States.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 米国

  • 米rice; USAOnベイ・マイ・メエトルKunこめ・よね
  • 国countryOnコクKunくに

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