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国くに

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くに

Meaning

1. ①
  
  country; state
  
  その王おうがその国くにを治おさめていた。
  
  The king governed the country.
2. ②
  
  region
  
  『北きたの国くにから』は、北海道富良野市ほっかいどうふらのしを舞台ぶたいにしたフジテレビジョン制作せいさくのテレビドラマ。
  
  "From the North Country" is a TV drama produced by Fuji TV and set in Furano in Hokkaido.
3. ③
  
  national government; central government
4. ④
  
  home (i.e. hometown, home country)
  
  occ. written 故郷 or 郷里
5. ⑤
  
  province (of Japan)
  
  See also: 国郡里制 (こくぐんりせい)
6. ⑥
  
  land; earth
1. ①
  
  EN A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography.
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