祖国
そこく
Meanings
- Noun homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
Kanji
Example sentences
- この記念碑は祖国に命を捧げた兵士を祭っている。
This monument is dedicated to the soldiers who gave their lives to their country. - 若者たちは祖国を守るために戦った。
Young men and women fought to defend their country. - 祖国に帰るとすぐに彼女は私に手紙をくれるだろう。
She will write to me as soon as she returns to her country. - 祖国の旗を見ると彼は目に涙が浮かんだ。
The flag of his fatherland brought tears to his eyes. - 日本は、いわば、彼の第２の祖国だ。
Japan is, as it were, his second home.
Common phrases
Words containing 祖国
- 大祖国戦争 (だいそこくせんそう) Great Patriotic War (Russian name for the war along the eastern front during World War II)
- 祖国復帰 (そこくふっき) returning to one's fatherland
- 祖国愛 (そこくあい) patriotism
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