JLPT N1 · Noun

本国 (hongoku)

本国 (ほんごく, hongoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “home country; one's own country”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほんごく
Romaji: hongoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

home country; one's own country; country of origin · noun
suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country · noun
country of one's ancestors · noun
this country · noun

Example sentences

彼の音楽は本国では人気がなかった。

His music was not popular at home.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 本国

book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes

countryコク・くに · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 本国.

本ほんbook本棚ほんだなbookshelves本当ほんとうtruth資本しほんfunds基本きほんbasics日本にっぽんJapan日本にほんJapan本当ほんとtruth本人ほんにんthe person in question本物ほんものgenuine article標本ひょうほんspecimen本部ほんぶheadquarters本来ほんらいoriginally見本みほんsample

Source: JMdict entry 1522530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.