a surname

(Shinto, mythology, Japanese mythology) a kami of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and protective magic

Alternative spelling of 国境 (“frontier”) (part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region)

(archaic) foreign country

Short for 葦原の中つ国 (ashihara no nakatsukuni, “mortal realm”).

Hyūga Province, corresponding to modern Miyazaki Prefecture

(law) defendant; the accused; respondent

an ancient Japanese state that rivaled 邪馬台国 (Yamataikoku)

(history) Nakoku

(history) Synonym of 奴国 (Na no Kuni)