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How to say "Various countries" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Various countries" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Various countries" is "Shokoku", written in japanese as "諸国".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun '諸国 (しょこく)' refers to 'various countries' or 'different countries'. It is a collective term used to describe multiple countries or nations. This word is often used in political, economic, or diplomatic contexts when discussing international affairs or relationships between different countries. For example: Countries around the world - (諸国の国々). Leaders from various countries gathered - (諸国の指導者たちが集まった).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "諸" means "Many" and "Various" and can be read as "Sho" and "Moro". And The kanji "国" means "Country" and can be read as "Koku" and "Kuni".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Shokoku" mean in japanese?

"Shokoku" means "Various countries" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for many and various?What is the Kanji for country?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Various countries" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". And The hiragana "に" is read as "ni".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.