Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 直邦, 尚邦, etc.(Japanese Kanji) なおくに(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /nä.o̞.kɯᵝ.ɲi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct, honest" or 尚 (nao) meaning "still, yet" combined with 邦 (kuni) meaning "home country, Japan". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.