a land, a large place / a country in general, a region / a country as in a nation, a state / the office of emperor, the crown; affairs of state / a province of ancient Japan

(archaic) antique, old-fashioned / (colloquial) ancient

ancient times, antiquity, remote ages

repeatedly

Japanese reading of the Chinese surname Wu. / the ancient State of Wu / (chiefly compounds) China, Chinese

China / to give something, to do something for someone

(archaic) China, Chinese / a place name, such as that of Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture

Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan

the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country

(historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people