Illustration: In the arrivals hall of a Japanese international airport, a traveler with a worn suitcase drops to one knee as a younger sibling runs into their arms. Their parents approach with a familiar homemade lunch bundle, and the traveler reaches toward it with immediate recognition.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

母ぼ国こく

bokoku

home country

Example sentences

  1. 母国ぼこくを愛あいしています。

    I love my home country.

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  2. トムは母国ぼこくを誇ほこりに思おもう。

    Tom is proud of his country.

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  3. 彼かれらは母国ぼこくのために戦たたかった。

    They fought for the sake of their country.

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Kanji in 母国

  • 母motherOnボKunはは・も
  • 国countryOnコクKunくに

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