Illustration: In a Japanese museum gallery, a deeply ornamented Jōmon flame-style pottery vessel stands alone inside a secure glass case. Its elaborate rising rim and ancient clay surface command the attention of a small visiting group.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

国こく宝ほう

kokuhou

national treasure

Example sentences

この国宝こくほうは年ねん１回かいしか拝観はいかんを許ゆるされない。
This national treasure can be seen by the public only once a year.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
境内奥けいだいおくに国宝こくほうの本堂ほんどうが建たつ。
The main hall, a national treasure, stands at the end of the precincts.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
民家みんかの国宝こくほう指定物件していぶっけんはない。
No private homes have as yet been designated national treasures.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 国宝

国countryOnコクKunくに
宝treasure; wealthOnホウKunたから

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