国 — country

Grade 2 kanji · 8 strokes · on'yomi koku · kun'yomi kuni.

A jewel (玉) inside a border (囗) — a nation is precious things enclosed within borders.

Example words

• 国 — kuni — country
• 外国 — gaikoku — foreign country

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