► 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:
- 国連が介入して話はますますややこしくなった ⇨ UN has intervened and the situation has gotten even more complicated
- 両国は国境上で激しく戦闘した ⇨ The two countries battled hard on the border
- F16が米国軍の現在の主力戦闘機だ ⇨ F16’s are the current mainstay fighter jets of US military
- ローマ帝国の最期 ⇨ The end of the Roman Empire
- 彼はその国に密航した ⇨ He secretly, illegally, traveled to the country
- 劇団は全国を興行して廻った ⇨ The theater company toured and performed all over the country
- 彼等は米国市場への進出を決定した ⇨ They decided to advance to, enter, the US market
- この国では消費税が高いが、その代わり所得税が低い ⇨ The consumption tax is high in this country, but the income tax is low instead
- 戦国時代には多くの武将が天下を取ろうと戦った ⇨ During the Japanese war period many warlords fought to rule the world, country
- 国が運営する慈善事業 ⇨ A charitable organization run by government
- 米国は両国の和平交渉の御膳立てをした ⇨ US laid the groundwork for a peace negotiation between the two countries
- 彼等は大国の間に挟まれて身動きが取れない ⇨ They are caught between the powerful countries and can’t make any move
- 両国は長いこと直接対話していない ⇨ The two countries have not talked to each other face to face for a long time
- 当時この街には多くの外国人が居留していた ⇨ Many foreigners lived in the town at the time
- 彼は敵国に潜伏している ⇨ He has infiltrated the enemy country