► 動詞
出国 [しゅっこく] [出国する] meaning: leave rank: 3
☆ 私達は成田から出国した ⇨ We left (Japan) from Narita (☛ Leave a country)
帰化 [(1)きか] [帰化する] meaning: naturalize rank: 4
☆ 彼はアメリカに帰化した ⇨ He became a naturalized US citizen
領有 [りょうゆう] [領有する] meaning: territory rank: 4
☆ 両国はその島をどちらが領有するか争っている ⇨ The two countries are fighting over who owns that island as its territory
開国 [かいこく] [開国する] meaning: open rank: 5
☆ 米国は武力で日本を開国させた ⇨ The US made Japan open its borders using military threat (☛ Open a country)
► 名詞
外国 [がいこく] meaning: foreign rank: 1
☆ 彼は外国に行ったことがない ⇨ He has never been to a foreign country
外国人 [(4)がいこくじん] meaning: foreign rank: 1
☆ 私が子供の頃は東京でも外国人を見ることは余りなかった ⇨ You didn’t see many foreigners even in Tokyo when I was a child
国際 [こくさい] meaning: international rank: 1
☆ 国際政治 ⇨ International politics
世界 [(1)せかい] meaning: world rank: 1
☆ 世界経済 ⇨ The world economy
☆ 第二次世界大戦 ⇨ The second world war
世界的 [せかいてき] meaning: world rank: 1
☆ 彼女は世界的に有名なファッションデザイナーだ ⇨ She is a world-famous fashion designer
欧州 [(1)おうしゅう] meaning: Europe rank: 2
☆ 欧州共同体 ⇨ European Union
欧米 [おうべい] meaning: west rank: 2
☆ 欧米の文化はアジアの文化とかなり違う ⇨ European and American, western, culture is quite different from Asian culture
海外 [(1)かいがい] meaning: foreign rank: 2
☆ 海外旅行 ⇨ An overseas trip (☛ Literally means “out of the sea”, and only applicable for an island country like Japan)
☆ 私は海外に行ったことがない ⇨ I have never been overseas (☛ Literally means “out of the sea”, and only applicable for an island country like Japan)
韓国 [(1)かんこく] meaning: Korea rank: 2
☆ 韓国のグループは世界中で人気がある ⇨ Korean groups are popular worldwide (☛ South Korea only)
外人 [がいじん] [coll] meaning: foreign rank: 2
☆ 私が子供の頃は街で外人を見かけることは殆ど無かった ⇨ When I was a kid I hardly saw white people in the town (☛ An abbreviation of 外国人 which means “foreigner”, however usually it only refers to europeans or africans)
国外 [(2)こくがい] meaning: foreign rank: 2
☆ 私は国外旅行をしたことがない ⇨ I have never traveled outside the country
西洋 [(1)せいよう] meaning: west rank: 2
☆ 西洋文明 ⇨ The western civilization
中国 [(1)ちゅうごく] meaning: China rank: 2
☆ 彼女は中国人だ ⇨ She is Chinese
米国 [(1)べいこく] [liter] meaning: US rank: 2
☆ 米国大統領 ⇨ The president of the US
移民 [いみん] meaning: immigrant rank: 3
☆ アメリカは移民の国だ ⇨ US is a country of immigrants
英国 [えいこく] meaning: UK rank: 3
☆ 英国大使館 ⇨ The British embassy
漢方 [(1)かんぽう] meaning: China rank: 3
☆ 漢方薬 ⇨ Chinese medications (☛ Chinese herbal medicines. Popular in Japan)
国籍 [こくせき] meaning: nationality rank: 3
☆ 日本は二重国籍を認めない数少ない先進国の一つだ ⇨ Japan is one of the few developed countries that doesn’t allow dual citizenship
国旗 [こっき] meaning: flag rank: 3
☆ 米国の国旗は星条旗と呼ばれる ⇨ The US national flag is called the stars and stripes (☛ A national flag)
此の世 [このよ] meaning: world rank: 3
☆ この世は争い事ばかりだ ⇨ This human world is filled with conflicts
出国 [しゅっこく] meaning: leave rank: 3
☆ 彼は明日出国予定だ ⇨ He is to leave the country tomorrow (☛ Leave a country)
中華 [(1)ちゅうか] meaning: China rank: 3
☆ 中華料理は日本でも一般的だ ⇨ Chinese cuisines are very popular in Japan too
中東 [ちゅうとう] meaning: Middle East rank: 3
☆ 中東の政情 ⇨ The political situations of Middle East
朝鮮 [(3)ちょうせん] meaning: Korea rank: 3
☆ 朝鮮料理 ⇨ Korean cuisine (☛ Korea as a whole, including the south and the north of today)
帝国 [ていこく] meaning: empire rank: 3
☆ ローマ帝国 ⇨ The Roman empire
帝国主義 [(5)ていこくしゅぎ] meaning: imperialism rank: 3
☆ 西洋諸国は過去の帝国主義について謝罪したことはない ⇨ The western countries have never apologized for their past imperialism
領土 [(1)りょうど] meaning: territory rank: 3
☆ 領土紛争 ⇨ A territorial dispute
異国 [いこく] [liter] meaning: foreign rank: 4
☆ 異国への旅 ⇨ A trip to a foreign country
異邦人 [(2)いほうじん] [liter] meaning: foreign rank: 4
☆ 外国に異邦人として暮らす ⇨ Live in a foreign country as a foreigner (☛ Used only as a literary expression)
国土 [こくど] meaning: territory rank: 4
☆ カナダは広大な国土を持つ ⇨ Canada has a vast territory
古今東西 [(1)ここんとうざい] meaning: world rank: 4
☆ それは古今東西を問わない真理だ ⇨ That is a universal truth regardless of now or old, east or west (☛ Literally means “old now east west”)
領 [(1)りょう] meaning: territory rank: 4
☆ 英国領フォークランド諸島 ⇨ British territory Falkland Islands
領海 [りょうかい] meaning: territory rank: 4
☆ 領海侵犯 ⇨ An encroachment of territorial waters (☛ Territorial waters)
領地 [(1)りょうち] meaning: territory rank: 4
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列強 [れっきょう] meaning: power rank: 4
☆ 世界の列強 ⇨ The powerful nations of the world (☛ Powerful nations)
► 接尾辞
国 [こく] meaning: country rank: 2
☆ 軍事大国 (たいこく) ⇨ A military-power country