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VOCABULARY
母国
bo
ぼ
ko
こ
ku
く
one's motherland / home country
one's home country, motherland, native country
noun
Example sentences
十じゅう年ねんぶりに母ぼ国こくへ帰かえった。
I returned to my home country for the first time in ten years.
彼かれは母ぼ国こくの料りょう理りが恋こいしい。
He misses the food of his motherland.
選せん手しゅは母ぼ国こくの代だい表ひょうに選えらばれた。
The athlete was chosen to represent his home country.
母ぼ国こくを離はなれて暮くらすのは寂さびしい。
Living away from my native country is lonely.

Practice exercises

1
長年ながねんの海外かいがい生活せいかつを経へてもなお、彼かれは母国ぼこくへの強つよい愛着あいちゃくを抱いだく。
Even after years abroad, he holds a strong attachment to his motherland.
Answer
母国ぼこく
2
私わたしの母国ぼこくは日本にほんだ。
My home country is Japan.
Answer
母国ぼこく
3
彼かれは母国ぼこくを離はなれて留学りゅうがくした。
He left his home country to study abroad.
Answer
母国ぼこく
4
私わたしはいつか母国ぼこくへ帰かえりたい。
I want to return to my home country someday.
Answer
母国ぼこく
5
移民いみんは母国ぼこくを離はなれても、その文化ぶんかを大切たいせつにする。
Even after leaving their motherland, immigrants cherish its culture.
Answer
母国ぼこく