► 名詞
国 [(2)くに] meaning: country rank: 1
☆ 世界で一番広い国 ⇨ The largest country in the world
国 [(2)くに] [coll] meaning: hometown rank: 3
☆ 彼は国に帰った ⇨ He went back to his hometown (☛ Typically a hometown in countryside)
► 接尾辞
国 [こく] meaning: country rank: 2
☆ 石油産出国 ⇨ An oil-producing country
☆ 軍事大国 (たいこく) ⇨ A military-power country
More examples:
- 彼女は中国人だ ⇨ She is Chinese
- 増税には国民の反発が強い ⇨ Raising tax will meet strong oppositions from the people
- 米国と中国の世界の主導権争いが激化している ⇨ The battle for the control of the world between the US and China has been intensified
- 彼は米国には人種差別は存在しないと言い募った ⇨ He insisted there was no racism in the US
- 多くの米国人は銃を持つ権利を死守すると言う ⇨ Many Americans say to defend their right to bear arms to death
- 日本は新型戦闘機の国際開発計画に参画した ⇨ Japan joined the international development program for a new jet fighter
- 取締役会は米国市場からの撤退を票決した ⇨ The board voted to withdraw from the US market
- 国全体で波紋を呼んだ事件 ⇨ An incident that caused ripples, a shockwave, throughout the nation
- その国には民主主義の基盤が存在しない ⇨ That country doesn’t have the foundation for democracy
- 首相は帰国の途に就いた ⇨ The prime minister is on his way back to his country
- 国対抗の競技 ⇨ A country versus country, international, competition
- 彼等は米国市場からの撤退を決定した ⇨ They decided to withdraw from US market
- この辺には多くの外国人が在住している ⇨ Many foreigners live in this area
- 米国は関税障壁の撤廃を要求した ⇨ The US demanded the tariff barrier to be abolished
- 両国の間に外交関係は無い ⇨ There’s no diplomatic relationship between the two countries