"小国" meaning in Japanese

{
  "etymology_text": "From 小 (shō, \"small\") + 国 (koku, \"country,\" \"nation,\" \"state\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "小国",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "小",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "国",
          "こく"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shōkoku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "しょうこく"
      },
      "expansion": "小(しょう)国(こく) • (shōkoku)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "minor power",
          "roman": "jakushōkoku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "弱小国",
              "じゃくしょうこく"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "弱小国"
        },
        {
          "english": "small country with a small population",
          "roman": "shōkoku-kamin",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "小国寡民",
              "しょうこくかみん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "小国寡民"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small nation, small country, lesser power"
      ],
      "id": "en-小国-ja-noun-MWPsJrns",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "lesser",
          "lesser"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "小国"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From 小 (shō, \"small\") + 国 (koku, \"country,\" \"nation,\" \"state\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "小国",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "小",
          "お"
        ],
        [
          "国",
          "ぐに"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Oguni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper",
        "2": "おぐに"
      },
      "expansion": "小(お)国(ぐに) • (Oguni)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "id": "en-小国-ja-name-v2O7m9sM",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "小国"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with two Han script characters"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "minor power",
      "roman": "jakushōkoku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "弱小国",
          "じゃくしょうこく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "弱小国"
    },
    {
      "english": "small country with a small population",
      "roman": "shōkoku-kamin",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "小国寡民",
          "しょうこくかみん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "小国寡民"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 小 (shō, \"small\") + 国 (koku, \"country,\" \"nation,\" \"state\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "小国",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "小",
          "しょう"
        ],
        [
          "国",
          "こく"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shōkoku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "しょうこく"
      },
      "expansion": "小(しょう)国(こく) • (shōkoku)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small nation, small country, lesser power"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "lesser",
          "lesser"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "小国"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with two Han script characters"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 小 (shō, \"small\") + 国 (koku, \"country,\" \"nation,\" \"state\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "小国",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "小",
          "お"
        ],
        [
          "国",
          "ぐに"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Oguni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper",
        "2": "おぐに"
      },
      "expansion": "小(お)国(ぐに) • (Oguni)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese surnames",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "小国"
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "小国"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "小国",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "小国"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "小国",
  "trace": ""
}