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國 = 囗 + 或
國 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “country (old)”. It is built from 囗 (enclosure) and 或 (a (a certain)). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2990.
- Keyword
- country (old)
- RTK frame
- 2990
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- くに
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- country, страна (старая)
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 國 nation
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 國 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “enclosure” + “a (a certain)”. 國 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 國 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.