國
コク, くに, こ

country

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

As per 或# (enclosed land) + 囗 circular enclosure → enclosed area of land → *province*; *district*; *native land*; *land*; *country*; *state*; *nation*. Like 域, 國 was devised to replace 或.

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