Japanese symbol for “nations”
国々
くにぐに
Romaji: kuniguni
countries; (various) nations
In Japanese, nations is 国々, read くにぐに (kuniguni).
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Meanings
- n countries; (various) nations
Written forms: 国々、国ぐに、国国. Readings: くにぐに.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nations”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 列国 | れっこく rekkoku | nations; states |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全国 | ぜんこく zenkoku | the whole country |
| 国内 | こくない kokunai | within the country; inside the county; domestic |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state; country; nation |
| 国際 | こくさい kokusai | international |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.