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Kanji for Homeland
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “homeland”: 郷、邦. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
homeland
Your homeland; the place your heart returns to.
11 strokes On reading キョウ、ゴウ (kyou, gou) Kun reading さと (sato) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: home town, village, native place, district
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kyou, gou, sato
In Japan it appears in about 180 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
homeland
A country and homeland.
7 strokes On reading ホウ (hou) Kun reading くに (kuni) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: home country, country, Japan
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kuni, hou
In Japan it appears in about 380 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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