圀

See also: 國 and 国
圀 U+5700, 圀
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5700
← 囿
[U+56FF] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 圁 →
[U+5701]

Translingual

Han character

圀 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 田金卜尸 (WCYS), composition ⿴四方)

References
  • KangXi: page 218, character 11
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4759
  • Dae Jaweon: page 446, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 718, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+5700

Chinese

Glyph origin

One of the Chinese characters created by Empress Wu to demonstrate her power. She was said to have disliked how the traditional form contained 或, which she interpreted as meaning "mislead" (see 惑). In this form, this character consists of 四 (four, also acting as the 囗 enclosure) and 方 (direction).

Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 圀 – see 國 (“country; nation; nation-state; kingdom; capital; etc.”).
(This character, 圀, is recorded in one or more historical dictionaries as an ancient form of 國.)

Japanese

Glyph origin

An ancient of 国 based on Zetian character (see above). In modern Japanese, this character is seldomly used, and found in some Japanese names.

Kanji
圀

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. country

Readings

Definitions
Kanji in this term
圀
くに
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
圀
こく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 圀 – see the following entry.
【国くに】2
[noun] a land, a large place
[noun] a country in general, a region
[noun] a country as in a nation, a state
[noun] the office of emperor, the crown; affairs of state
[noun] a province of ancient Japan
[noun] the national government in ancient Japan; the national capital in ancient Japan
[noun] one's birthplace, where one is from, one's home
Alternative spelling
邦
【国こく】2
[noun] a land, a large place
[noun] a country in general, a region
[noun] a country as in a nation, a state
(This term, 圀, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

Korean

Hanja

圀 • (guk) (hangeul 국, revised guk, McCune–Reischauer kuk)

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Vietnamese

Han character

圀: Hán Nôm readings: quốc, hữu

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