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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

国こく益えき

kokueki

national interest

Example sentences

  1. しかし裏技うらわざを行使こうししても国益こくえきを守まもるべきとする評価ひょうかも現在げんざいでは存在そんざいする。

    However there is still an argument that he should have secured the interests of the nation, even though he had to carry out an unscrupulous maneuver.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 政党せいとうに不信感ふしんかんを持もっていた明治天皇めいじてんのうは伊藤いとうの政党結党せいとうけっとうに対たいして強つよく反対はんたいしたが、伊藤いとうは議会ぎかいの中なかに天皇てんのうと国益こくえきを重おもんじる政党せいとうが必要ひつようであることを力説りきせつして了承りょうしょうを得える。

    Although the Emperor Meiji, who had distrust toward political parties, strongly opposed Ito’s establishment of a political party, Ito insisted on the necessity of the political party within the diet which respect the emperor and the national interest, and then Ito gained the Emperor’s acknowledgement.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. その貿易協定ぼうえききょうていが国益こくえきにかなうか、議論ぎろんされた。

    There was debate over whether the trade agreement served the national interest.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 国益

  • 国countryOnコクKunくに
  • 益benefit; gainOnエキ・ヤクKunます

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