国務 こくむ Meanings Noun affairs of state Kanji 国 country. Read as コク. 務 duty. Read as ム. Words containing 国務 国務大臣 (こくむだいじん) minister of state 国務省 (こくむしょう) Department of State (US) 国務長官 (こくむちょうかん) Secretary of State And 2 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists