(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)

(Shinto) the gods of the earth, descendants of the 天(あま)津(つ)神(かみ) (ama tsu kami, “gods of the heavens”)

the kanji radical 囗, which encloses other elements to form characters such as 国, 囲, etc.

Synonym of 国司 (kokushi, “provincial governorship”)