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

(history) Nakoku

State of Japan (de facto official name of Japan, 1947 to present)

(rare) State of Japan (de facto official name of Japan, 1947 to present)

placename, toponym

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

(history) Synonym of 奴国 (Na no Kuni)

puppy, dog / a sentinel / a snoop or spy / useless, wasteful