国
コク
くに
country
Words
邦国
ほうこく
- country; state n obs
- various countries n obs
吉備国
きびのくに
- Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces) n
豊国
とよのくに
- Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces) n
火国
ひのくに
- Hi (former province located in present-day Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures; later split into Hizen and Higo provinces) n
筑紫国
つくしのくに
- Tsukushi (former province that was split up into Chikuzen and Chikugo) n