Kanji: 国

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	囗 Radical name: くにがまえ
Meaning:	Country
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 2 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	外国(がいこく)	foreign country
N5	外国人(がいこくじん)	Foreigner
N5	国(くに)	Country
N4	国際(こくさい)	international
N3	国語(こくご)	national language
N3	国民(こくみん)	national, people, citizen
N3	国家(こっか)	state, country, nation
N3	国会(こっかい)	National Diet, parliament, congress
N3	国境(こっきょう)	national or state border
N3	全国(ぜんこく)	country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national
N2	国王(こくおう)	king
N2	国籍(こくせき)	nationality
N2	国立(こくりつ)	national
N1	国境(くにざかい)	national or state border
N1	国産(こくさん)	domestic products
N1	国定(こくてい)	state-sponsored, national
N1	国土(こくど)	realm
N1	国防(こくぼう)	national defence
N1	国有(こくゆう)	national ownership
N1	国連(こくれん)	U.N., United Nations
N1	国交(こっこう)	diplomatic relations
N1	天国(てんごく)	paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven