JLPT N1 · Noun

母国 (bokoku)

母国 (ぼこく, bokoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “one's home country; one's homeland”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぼこく
Romaji: bokoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

one's home country; one's homeland · noun

Example sentences

彼は母国を追放された。

He was exiled from his country.

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

Kanji in 母国

母

motherボ・はは・も · 5 strokes

国

countryコク・くに · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 母国.

母ははmotherお母さんおかあさんmother伯母さんおばさんaunt祖母そぼgrandmother母親ははおやmother伯母おばaunt叔母おばaunt父母ふぼfather and mother小母さんおばさんold lady分母ぶんぼdenominator母校ぼこうalma mater国くにcountry外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner

Source: JMdict entry 1515060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.