No. 2,647 in Japanese
本国
"Home country" or "homeland."
In a sentence
彼は本国での生活を懐かしく思っています。
He misses the life in his home country.
Here, 本国 ('home country') refers to the speaker's official country of origin or nationality.
本国の経済は急速に発展しています。
The economy of the home country is rapidly developing.
In this sentence, 本国 ('home country') is used to describe the user's own country in terms of its economic status.
本国への帰還は彼の最大の願いです。
Returning to his home country is his greatest wish.
This usage emphasizes 本国 ('home country') as the destination or the place one belongs to.
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