country

(ball) + (big box)
★★★★★
8 strokes
PN

Onyomi

KOKU

Mnemonic

Pablo Escobar said, "Smuggle the COKE out of the country in a big box full of balls (full of coke!) "

Kunyomi

くに country
★★★★★

Jukugo

中国(ちゅうごく)

China ★★★★☆
(middle) + (country) = 中国 (China)

China (think, 'the Middle Kingdom')

国際的(こくさいてき)

international ★★★☆☆
(country) + (edge) + (motivation / '-al') = 国際的 (international)

international. As in a certain House of Pancakes (also used to refer to a couple where one person is a foreigner: こくさいてきな カップル.)

国民(こくみん)

people of a country ★★★☆☆
(country) + (folk) = 国民 (people of a country)

the people, as in, "The Republicans are the People's party!"

天国(てんごく)

heaven ★★★☆☆
(heaven) + (country) = 天国 (heaven)

全国(ぜんこく)

nationwide ★★☆☆☆
(all) + (country) = 全国 (nationwide)

nationwide,national (as in a national contest)

Synonyms

border, edge
国境    境    境界    縁    端    末    先    外れ    際