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国家 (こっか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国こっ家か

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

state; country; nation

Refers to a sovereign political entity with defined territory, government, and population. Used in formal, legal, and political contexts.

日本にほんはアジアの国こっ家かです。
Japan is a nation in Asia.
国こっ家かの安あん全ぜんを守まもる

こと

は

重じゅう

要よう

だ

。

Protecting national security is important.

Written forms

国こっ家かUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
國こっ家かUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; included for search compatibility.

Kanji

国country
家house, home, family
國country

Similar words

国くに
国 is a more general and colloquial term for 'country', while 国家 is more formal and emphasizes the political and institutional aspects of a state.
政せい府ふ
政府 means 'government' (the administrative body), whereas 国家 refers to the state as a whole, including territory and people.

Etymology

Compound of 国 (kuni, 'country') and 家 (ke, 'house'), originally referring to the 'house of the country' or the ruling family's domain, later extended to mean a sovereign state.