home country, country, Japan
邦 centers on the idea of one's own country or homeland, often with a sense of national identity. The meaning 'Japan' is a specific application of this broader concept.
邦 combines 丰 (a stylized plant or boundary marker) with ⻏ (village or region), suggesting a defined territory or country. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component combination is consistent with the meaning of a homeland.
The left side 丰 looks like a flag or marker planted in the ground, and the right side ⻏ represents a village or region. Together, they form a marked territory: your home country.
For ホウ, imagine a home country where everyone says 'Ho!' as a greeting: Ho -> ホウ, and the flag marks the land where people greet you with 'Ho!'
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
Japanese film
Oriental country; the Orient
Japanese national (esp. abroad)
Japanese title (given to foreign work)
this country; our country
translation into Japanese
foreign country
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
Toho University
Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA); FBI
US Congress
Federation of Arab Republics
United Arab Emirates; UAE
Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth)
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Oklahoma City bombing (April 19, 1995)
Commonwealth of Australia
Swiss Confederation (Switzerland)