1. Noun

   country; state

   その王がその国を治めていた。

2. region

3. national government; central government

4. home (i.e. hometown, home country)

   occ. written 故郷 or 郷里

5. province (of Japan)

   Historical termsee 国郡里制

6. land; earth

   Archaic

Also written 邦【くに】kuni、國【くに】kuni