Dec '25 โข Kanji
๐ฏ๐ตโจ Jลyล Kanji Spotlight: ๅฝ๏ผใใซ / ใใ / ใใ๏ผ
Today's kanji is ๅฝ, the character for country or nation. It is one of the first kanji you learn and is essential for geography, citizenship, and talking about different cultures.
๐ค Meaning
country / nation
homeland
region
๐ฃ๏ธ Readings
ใใ (koku) โ The main on-yomi reading, used in most compounds.
ใใ (goku) โ Used when ๅฝ is the final element in a compound (e.g., \text{ๅคๅฝ} \rightarrow ใใใใ).
ใใซ (kuni) โ The main kun-yomi reading, used for the word "country" or "homeland."
๐งฉ Common Words
ๅฝ (\text{ใใซ}) โ Country / Homeland
ๅคๅฝ (\text{ใใใใ}) โ Foreign country
ๅคๅฝไบบ (\text{ใใใใใใ}) โ Foreigner (person from a foreign country)
ไธญๅฝ (\text{ใกใ
ใใใ}) โ China
ๅฝ่ช (\text{ใใใ}) โ National language (often referring to Japanese)
ๆฏๅฝ (\text{ใผใใ}) โ Motherland
ๅฝ็ซ (\text{ใใใใค}) โ National (e.g., National University)
๐ Simple Example Sentences
ใฉใใฎๅฝใใๆฅใพใใใ๏ผ
โ Which country are you from?
็งใฏๅคๅฝใฎๆๅใซ่ๅณใใใใพใใ
โ I am interested in foreign cultures.
ๆฅๆฌใฎๅฝ่ชใฏ้ฃใใใงใใ
โ The Japanese national language is difficult.
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