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本国 (ほんごく): one's own country — Japanese vocabulary

本国 is read ほんごく and means "one's own country". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

本国

Reading
ほんごく · hongoku
Translation
one's own country
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ほんごくが

Example

彼の音楽は本国では人気がなかった。

かれのおんがくはほんごくではにんきがなかった。

His music was not popular at home.

Kanji in this word

  • 本 — book, origin
  • 国 — country

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