Kokka

[kawk-kah]

adjective

1. of or relating to the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kokka¹

< Japanese: literally, state < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese guójiā

Example Sentences

"I think the decision is very good, I think they did well," says Ionna Kokka.

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Many of these are reproduced in the invaluable Tokyo publications, the Kokka, Mr Tajima’s Select Relics, &c., with Japanese criticisms in English.

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Kokka, A tree they stain their cloth brown with, i. e. the bark.

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