ほんごく
Hongoku
Also read: ほんこく
本国 (Hongoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “home country, one's own country, country of origin, suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state)”.
Meanings
- nounhome country; one's own country; country of origin
- nounsuzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country
- nouncountry of one's ancestors
- nounthis country
Examples
彼の音楽は本国では人気がなかった。
His music was not popular at home.
そのスパイは本国へ帰るとすぐに他国へ行くように言われた。
No sooner had the spy returned home than he was told to go to another country.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).