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[ほん(本)·ごく(国)]
hongoku
noun

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[ほん(本)·こく(国)]
honkoku
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English Meaning(s) for 本国

noun
  1. home country; one's own country
  2. suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country
  3. country of one's ancestors
  4. this country
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Definition and Synonyms for 本国

Country Of Origin the country where you were born
Synonyms: マザーランド, 故国, 本国, 母国, 生国, 祖国, 自国

Meanings for each kanji in 本国

» book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
» country

Categories 本国 is a member of

State the territory occupied by a nation
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Sample Sentences for 本国

No sooner had the spy returned home than he was told to go to another country.
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His music was not popular at home.
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