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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

大たい国こく

taikoku

major nation, great power

Example sentences

大国たいこくは小国しょうこくに干渉かんしょうすべきではない。
The big nations should not interfere with the smaller nations.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
日本にっぽんは世界有数せかいゆうすうの経済けいざい大国たいこくである。
Japan is one of the greatest economic powers in the world.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
その小国しょうこくは隣となりの大国たいこくに併合へいごうされた。
The small country was annexed to its larger neighbor.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 大国

大large; bigOnダイ・タイKunおお-・おおきい
国countryOnコクKunくに

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