こくしょ
Noun
1.
diplomatic message sent by a head of state, sovereign letter
2.
book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.), Japanese book, national literature (of Japan)
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歴史の教科書には、遣唐使が携えた国書について書かれている。
History textbooks describe the diplomatic messages carried by the Kentoshi (Japanese envoys to Tang China).
外交における国書は、国家間の信頼関係を築く上で重要な役割を果たす。
Diplomatic messages play an important role in building trust between nations in diplomacy.
幕末には、諸外国からの国書が日本に開国を迫った。
In the late Edo period, diplomatic messages from various foreign countries urged Japan to open its borders.
万葉集は、日本の国書として文学史に大きな影響を与えた。
The Man'yoshu, as a work of Japanese national literature, had a great influence on literary history.
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