# 国 — Country

Frequency rank 28 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 会 (Meet), less common than 前 (Front).

- On’yomi: こく
- Kun’yomi: くに
- Radical: 囗 Enclosure (Kangxi 31)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 8

Walls close around a piece of land on all four sides.

In words:

- 国 くに — country
- 国際 こくさい — international
- 外国 がいこく — foreign country

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