JLPT N4 Elementary
カ国
Counter for countries
Readings
Other forms
ヶ国 very common
か国 hiragana version
1 Counter (Suffix)
Counting Countries
Quantifies a specific number of nations or states.
Example
この 会議 に は 10 カ国 が 参加 します 。
Ten countries will participate in this conference.
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2 Counter (Suffix)
Counting Languages (as ~カ国語)
Combines with 語 (ご) to count distinct languages based on their associated nations.
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