祖国

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 祖国 – see 祖國 (“homeland; home country; motherland; fatherland; ancestral land”).
(This term is the simplified form of 祖國).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
祖 国
そ
Grade: 5		 こく
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
祖國 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [so̞ko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

祖(そ)国(こく) • (sokoku) 

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