憂国

ゆうこく

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective patriotic concern for the future of one's country

Kanji

• 憂 melancholy. Read as ユウ.
• 国 country. Read as コク.

Words containing 憂国

• 憂国忌 (ゆうこくき) anniversary of Yukio Mishima's death (November 25)
• 慨世憂国 (がいせいゆうこく) worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism
• 憂国慨世 (ゆうこくがいせい) worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism

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