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国 — country (JLPT N5 kanji)

country

 

8 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common

Stroke order

Readings

On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)

Meanings

country

Words with 国

foreigner; foreign national
foreign country; abroad

In the vocabulary

Maria isn’t a foreigner.

How to remember it

A large enclosure 囗 surrounds 玉. Imagine a treasure protected within a country's borders.