Keyword
home country
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig1991
Readings
ぽう
(69%)
ほう
(21%)
くに
(9%)
Composed of
lush
small village
Used in vocabulary (113 in total)
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
federal parliament; federal congress
Federal Bureau of Investigation (US); FBI
foreign country
Oriental country; the Orient
Japanese residents in another country; Japanese expatriates
Japanese film; Japanese painting
this country; our country
territorial state (under the Holy Roman Empire; from the 13th century up until its dissolution)
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
first in this country; first (of its kind) in Japan
translation into Japanese
friendly nation
Russian Federation
federal law; federal legislation
federal police (US, Brazil, Australia, etc.)
US federal (agency, etc.)
country; state; various countries
Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth)
overseas Japanese bank
Japanese title (given to foreign work)
federal state; federation
Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth)
ally; allied powers
Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA); FBI
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
(Associate) Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Federal Communications Commission (USA); FCC
one's native language; Japanese
Japanese nationals resident abroad; overseas Japanese
country; one's own country
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
merger (of countries); union; confederation
federal president (e.g. in Germany)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
Japanese (language)
neighboring country; neighbouring country
Federated States of Micronesia
all nations
Commonwealth of Australia
Swiss Confederation (Switzerland)
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
territorial state (under the Holy Roman Empire; from the 13th century up until its dissolution)
Federal Republic of Germany; Federal Republic of Germany (1949-1990); West Germany
Japanese money
large country; great nation; major power; great power
Japanese typewriter; typewriter that can type using Japanese characters
Bundesrat (lower house of the German parliament)
Japanese people residing in the United States
Japanese-language newspaper (printed outside Japan)
federal district (esp. in Russia)
realm; country
the same country
Japanese characters; kanji and kana
union territory (e.g. in India); federal territory
Union of South Africa (1910-1961)
Union of South Africa (1910-1961)
Union of South Africa (1910-1961)
Japanese ship
federal (budget) deficit
federal district (e.g. in India)
federal city (e.g. Moscow and St Petersburg in Russia)
Japanese-language newspaper (printed outside Japan)
Japanese calendar
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Toho Mutual Life Insurance Company
United Federation of Planets (Star Trek)
Examples (6 in total)
Children are all foreigners.
He defected to the Soviet Union in the 1950's.
I want to see a Japanese movie.