noun

  1. your native country, your hometown. Honorific or respectful language.
  2. my home country (i.e. Japan). Polite language.
  3. countryside, country.
  4. daimyo's territory (Edo period). Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
お国 おくに
御国 おくに

Contained Kanji Breakdown

country
コク くに くな (2nd, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
jewel, ball
たま ギョク おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)