こく
Meanings
Noun
1. motherland; fatherland; native country
Kanji used
grandparent
country
Pitch accent
こく
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
returning to one's fatherland
Patriotic War (Russian name for the war with Napoleon in 1812)
Examples (9 in total)
I love my motherland.
He betrayed his country.
Everybody loves his country.
We're Canadians, and we love our country.
They were never to return to their country.
Young men and women fought to defend their country.
This monument is dedicated to the soldiers who gave their lives to their country.
She will write to me as soon as she returns to her country.
It is over ten years since she last went back to her country.