Keyword
home country
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig1991
Readings
ぽう
(67%)
ほう
(18%)
くに
(13%)
Composed of
lush
small village
Used in vocabulary (94 in total)
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
this country; our country
foreign country
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
Japanese film; Japanese painting
translation into Japanese
federal parliament; federal congress
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
friendly nation
Oriental country; the Orient
country; state; various countries
Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth)
Russian Federation
Japanese title (given to foreign work)
ally; allied powers
Japanese residents in another country; Japanese expatriates
federal law; federal legislation
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
one's native language; Japanese
country; one's own country
federal police (US, Brazil, Australia, etc.)
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
merger (of countries); union; confederation
various countries; various regions; various provinces
neighboring country; neighbouring country
Japanese (language)
all nations
federal president (e.g. in Germany)
overseas Japanese bank
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
Federal Republic of Germany (former West Germany)
large country; great nation; major power; great power
Japanese money
Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth)
Swiss Confederation (Switzerland)
Japanese typewriter; typewriter that can type using Japanese characters
Japanese living in America
Japanese-language newspaper (printed outside Japan)
realm; country
Commonwealth of Australia
the same country
(Associate) Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
US federal (agency, etc.)
Japanese characters; kanji and kana
Federated States of Micronesia
Union of South Africa
Japanese nationals resident abroad; overseas Japanese
The Union of South Africa
Union of South Africa (1910-1957)
Bundesrat (lower house of the German parliament)
Japanese ship
federal (budget) deficit
federal district (e.g. in India)
union territory (e.g. in India); federal territory
federal district (esp. in Russia)
federal city (e.g. Moscow and St Petersburg in Russia)
Japanese-language newspaper (printed outside Japan)
Examples (6 in total)
Children are all foreigners.
I want to see a Japanese movie.
He defected to the Soviet Union in the 1950's.