くに

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of くに – see the following entry.
【国】2
a land, a large place
a country in general, a region
a country as in a nation, a state
the office of emperor, the crown; affairs of state
a province of ancient Japan
the national government in ancient Japan; the national capital in ancient Japan
one's birthplace, where one is from, one's home
Alternative spelling
邦
(This term, くに (kuni), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as くに, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くに.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
訓

From 訓 (kun, “native Japanese reading”), with an epenthetic vowel -i added, in turn from Middle Chinese 訓 (MC xjunH).[1]

Attested in the Utsubo Monogatari.[1]

Noun

くに • (kuni) 

  1. (obsolete) the native Japanese reading

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “くに 【訓】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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