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祖国

祖国

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 祖國.
(This term, 祖国, is the simplified form of 祖國.)
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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
こく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

祖国 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 祖國, hiragana そこく, romaji sokoku)

  1. homeland, fatherland
     (かれ)らは祖国 (そこく)への望郷 (ぼうきょう) (おも)いを (つの)らせた。
    Kare-ra wa sokoku e no bōkyō no omoi o tsunoraseta.
    They had waves of nostalgia for the fatherland.