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本国

Reading

Kana: ほんごく
Romaji: hongoku
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Definition

1

one's own country

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country

Example Sentences

日本(にっぽん)国民(こくみん)戦争(せんそう)放棄(ほうき)している。
➥The Japanese people have renounced war.
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日本国(にっぽんこく)憲法(けんぽう)()んだことがありますか。
➥Have you ever read the Constitution of Japan?
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そのスパイは本国(ほんごく)(かえ)るとすぐに他国(たこく)()くように()われた。
➥No sooner had the spy returned home than he was told to go to another country.
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(かれ)音楽(おんがく)本国(ほんごく)では人気(にんき)がなかった。
➥His music was not popular at home.
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我々(われわれ)日本国(にっぽんこく)憲法(けんぽう)(したが)わないといけない。
➥We are subject to the Constitution of Japan.
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日本(にっぽん)()人々(ひとびと)日本国(にっぽんこく)憲法(けんぽう)(したが)って行動(こうどう)しなければならない。
➥The people who live in Japan must act according to the Japanese country constitution.
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