Illustration: At a geography activity in a Japanese community centre, a child completes a large raised model of the United States on a table. The contiguous states form the main shape, with Alaska and Hawaii in separate nearby insets.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

合がっ衆しゅう国こく

gasshuukoku

United States of America

Used on its own to refer to the United States. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 合衆国がっしゅうこくは北半球きたはんきゅうにある。

    The United States is in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. カナダは合衆国がっしゅうこくの北きたにある。

    Canada is to the north of the United States.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしは合衆国がっしゅうこくに行いったことがない。

    I have never been to the U.S.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 合衆国

  • 合fit; suitOnゴウ・ガッ・カッKunあう・あい・あい-
  • 衆masses; great numbersOnシュウ・シュKunおおい
  • 国countryOnコクKunくに

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