Meaning of 本国(ほんごく) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 本国 JLPT 1

Kana Reading ほんごく

Romaji hongoku

Examples of 本国, ほんごく in a sentence

彼の音楽は本国では人気がなかった。

His music was not popular at home.
そのスパイは本国へ帰るとすぐに他国へ行くように言われた。

No sooner had the spy returned home than he was told to go to another country.

本 JLPT 5

5 strokes

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

On'Yomi: ホン

Kun'Yomi: もと

国 JLPT 5

8 strokes

country

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: くに

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