Illustration: In a Japanese elementary classroom, a teacher holds a globe turned toward East Asia, with national boundaries clearly traced and Japan's island chain identifiable. A child places a fingertip on Japan while classmates gather close enough to follow.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

国くに

kuni

country

Example sentences

その王おうがその国くにを治おさめていた。
The king governed the country.
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日本にっぽんは美うつくしい国くにです。
Japan is a beautiful country.
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君きみの国くにはどこですか。
Where do you come from?
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Kanji in 国

国countryOnコクKunくに

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