本国
Meanings
Noun
1. home country; one's own country; country of origin
2. suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country
3. country of one's ancestors
4. this country
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ほんごく
Used in vocabulary
Examples2
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.