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What is the Kanji for 'State' and 'Japan'? | 邦

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'State' and 'Japan', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'State' and 'Japan' is 邦.

    kanji

    邦

    Meaning

    State, Japan

    Reading

    kunyomiくに

    kuni

    onyomiほう

    hou

    Parts

    丰 ⻏Mound (阜)

    Example Word

    連邦: federation. The Japanese noun '連邦 (れんぽう)' refers to a 'federation', which is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central federal government. This term is often used in the context of political science and international relations to describe countries like the United States or Russia, which are federations. For example: The United States is a federation「アメリカは連邦です」(アメリカはれんぽうです). Russia is also a federation「ロシアも連邦です」(ロシアもれんぽうです). The term can also be used in historical contexts, such as referring to the Holy Roman Empire as a federation「神聖ローマ帝国は連邦でした」(しんせいローマていこくはれんぽうでした).

    Radical

    邑

    Stroke Count

    7

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1641

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 邦

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    component

    丰

    radical

    ⻏

    Meaning

    Mound

Words Using 邦

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    連邦

    Meaning

    Federation

Kanji Related to 邦 Through the Part 丰

These 2 kanji contain the part 丰 as well.

    kanji

    拝

    Meaning

    Worship

    kanji

    害

    Meaning

    Harm

Kanji Related to 邦 Through the Part ⻏

These 11 kanji contain the part ⻏ as well.

    kanji

    郷

    Meaning

    Hometown

    kanji

    郊

    Meaning

    Suburbs

    kanji

    郭

    Meaning

    Enclosure

    kanji

    都

    Meaning

    Metropolis

    kanji

    部

    Meaning

    Section, Department

    kanji

    邪

    Meaning

    Wicked

    kanji

    郎

    Meaning

    Young man, Guy

    kanji

    那

    Meaning

    What

    kanji

    郵

    Meaning

    Mail

    kanji

    郡

    Meaning

    County, District

    kanji

    邸

    Meaning

    Residence

Learn the Kanji 邦

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What does 邦 mean?

邦 means 'State' and 'Japan'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.