Kanji

邦

邦

home country, country, Japan

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

邑部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くに

Nanori (Name Reading)

くに

Common Readings

ホウ

Example sentences

連邦 れんぽう
その国は複数の州から成る連邦です。

That country is a federation composed of multiple states.

異邦人 いほうじん
彼は見知らぬ土地で異邦人のような孤独を感じた。

He felt the loneliness of a stranger in an unfamiliar land.

バルバロイ バルバロイ
彼らは異邦人をバルバロイと呼んで軽蔑した。

They despised foreigners, calling them 'barbaroi'.

本邦 ほんぽう
この映画は本邦初公開だ

This movie is being shown for the first time in this country.

邦画 ほうが
私は洋画よりも邦画の方が好きだ。

I prefer Japanese movies over foreign ones.

邦人 ほうじん
政府は海外に住む邦人の安全確保に努めている。

The government is striving to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals living overseas.

Example Vocabulary

連邦

れんぽう

federation, union

異邦人

いほうじん

foreigner; stranger; alien

邦

くに

異邦

いほう

本邦

ほんぽう

this country; our country; Japan

連邦政府

れんぽうせいふ

邦画

ほうが

Japanese film; Japanese movie

ソビエト連邦

ソビエトれんぽう

邦楽

ほうがく

邦人

ほうじん

Japanese nationals; fellow countrymen

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