国

Glyph origin
. Also compare, an unorthodox variant of  that contains  instead of.

Etymology 1
From. Appears in the ' of 712, the ' completed in 720, and the  completed some time after 759. Perhaps related to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a land, a large place
 * 2) a country in general, a region
 * 3) a country as in a nation, a state
 * 4) the office of emperor, the crown; affairs of state
 * 5) a province of ancient Japan
 * 6) the national government in ancient Japan; the national capital in ancient Japan
 * 7) one's birthplace, where one is from, one's home
 * 1) the national government in ancient Japan; the national capital in ancient Japan
 * 2) one's birthplace, where one is from, one's home

Descendants

 * → Northern Ryukyuan:
 * → Southern Ryukyuan:
 * → Southern Ryukyuan:
 * → Southern Ryukyuan:
 * → Southern Ryukyuan:
 * → Southern Ryukyuan:
 * → Southern Ryukyuan:
 * → Southern Ryukyuan:

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) a land, a large place
 * 2) a country in general, a region
 * 3) a country as in a nation, a state

Usage notes
Most often found in compounds.