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    3. 本国

    本国

    本ほん国ごく

    home country

    KMT4News #7+1CoreNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab13 strokes

    ほんごくほんこく

    Noun

    1.
    home country, one's own country, country of origin
    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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    彼かれは本ほん国ごくに帰かえりたい。

    He wants to return to his home country.

    KMT3Travel & Transportation
    多おおくの留りゅう学がく生せいが本ほん国ごくでの就しゅう職しょくを希き望ぼうしている。

    Many international students hope to find employment in their home country.

    KMT4EducationWork & Career
    彼かれは本ほん国ごく政せい府ふの代だい表ひょうとして国こく際さい会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきした。

    He attended the international conference as a representative of his home country's government.

    KMT5Politics & LawWork & Career
    貿ぼう易えき協きょう定ていは、本ほん国ごく経けい済ざいに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえる可か能のう性せいがある。

    Trade agreements can have a significant impact on the home country's economy.

    KMT5Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    大たい使し館かんは、海かい外がいにいる自じ国こく民みんの本ほん国ごく送そう還かんを支し援えんする。

    The embassy supports the repatriation of its citizens abroad to their home country.

    KMT6Politics & LawTravel & Transportation

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    国
    くに…(3)
    country
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