くに

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of くに – see the following entry.

【国】2

[noun] a land, a large place

[noun] a country in general, a region

[noun] a country as in a nation, a state

[noun] a province of ancient Japan

[noun] the national government in ancient Japan; the national capital in ancient Japan

[noun] one's birthplace, where one is from, one's home

Alternative spelling
邦

(This term, くに, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as くに, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くに.)

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