JLPT N5 · Places & directions

国

くに

country

Stroke order of 国

国 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A strong border wall (囗) guards the king's precious jewel (玉) inside: that is a country.

Parts: 囗 enclosure + 玉 jewel

Example sentence

あなたの国はどこですか。

あなたのくにはどこですか。

Where is your country?

Words with 国

外国人foreigner 外国語foreign language 中国語Chinese (language)外国旅行trip abroad 中国China 帰国returning to one's country 外国foreign country 国民citizens; nation 国際international 全国nationwide 国内domestic 入国entering a country 国会parliament; Diet 国家state; nation 国籍nationality 国際化internationalization 各国each country 先進国developed country

More words: Places & directions

上up; above 下down; below 中inside; middle 外outside 右right 左left 前front; before 後ろbehind 北north 南south 東east 西west 日本Japan 学校school 駅station 店shop 会社company

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