お国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
国
くに Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
お國 (kyūjitai) 御国

Etymology

Compound of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ 国 (kuni, “country”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞kɯ̟ɲ̟i]

Noun

お国(くに) • (o-kuni) 

1. (honorific) (your/his, etc.) country

   お国(くに)は？

   O-kuni wa?

   Where are you from? (which country?)

Derived terms

• お国(くに)言(こと)葉(ば) (o-kuni-kotoba)