お国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
国
くに
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
お國 (kyūjitai)
御国

Etymology

Compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ 国 (kuni, “country”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞kɯ̟ɲ̟i]

Noun

お国(くに) • (o-kuni) 

  1. (honorific) (your/his, etc.) country
    お国(くに)は？
    O-kuni wa?
    Where are you from? (which country?)

Derived terms

  • お国(くに)言(こと)葉(ば) (o-kuni-kotoba)
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