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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

くに【国】

kuni

Pronunciation: [kuni]

Definition

Noun

  1. Country; nation; state
    1. くーてーんぬくに【くーてーんぬ国】
      kuuteen nu kuni
      "A small country"
  2. Territory
  3. Village; town

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese くに【国】 kuni "country, state".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

  • Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "kuni [...] country".

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Kanji国
Kanaくに
Romanizationkuni
Pronunciation (IPA)[kuni]

意味：くに・こく【国】、こっか【国家】

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Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, February 7). くに【国】 : kuni | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, March 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7555/kuni/.