KANJI: KOKU GOKU kuni (country)

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Character Etymology:

A simplification of the Chinese character for "country," 國, which is itself a combination of the Chinese characters for "region," 或, and "enclosed," 囗.

Thus the character originally meant "walled region," and referred to the lands of China enclosed by the Great Wall.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: KOKU GOKU
kun-yomi: kuni

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: kuna ko

English Definitions:

1. KOKU GOKU: country
2. kuni kuna ko: country

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 950
Henshall: 123

Unicode Encoded Version:

国

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

外国 (gaikoku): foreign country
中国 (chuugoku): China
米国 (beikoku): America

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