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邦 means 'home country'
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 邦 - click the badge to download
If you think you know how to say 'Japan,' 邦 comes as a surprise. In Japan, native speakers call each other 日本人 (Japanese), but in other countries they could also use 邦人 (overseas Japanese national). Crossing borders means that vocabulary changes, along with currency and converters! The essay compares 邦 with other kanji for "Japan," looking at the nuances 邦 lends to words.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 邦 is used 3 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 邦 is used 72 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Note: kanji quick view shows the most useful word for each reading which is also the most common variant, and in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese. Words shown here draw from all words in Japanese and include less common forms.
ホウ
(read as ぽう)
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noun, 'no' adjective
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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ホウ
: 26 words
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