大国
たいこく
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
Common word
Meanings
Noun, Noun, suffix
large country; major nation; great powerNoun
province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)historical term
Example sentences
スイスは鉄道大国です。
Switzerland is the land of the railway.
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The big nations should not interfere with the smaller nations.
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The small country was annexed to its larger neighbor.
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A nation need not necessarily be powerful to be great.
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As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
More examples (2)
日本企業は全ての大陸に工場を設立しているし、日本の銀行は世界の主要な経済計画の大国財政的な援助をしている。
Japanese companies have set up factories on every continent, and Japanese banks help finance many of the world's major economic programs.
欧州を参考にしつつ、超高齢化社会への政策対応、「経済大国」から「生活大国」への転換を21世紀に向けて日本はしていかねばならない。
Learning lessons from Europe, Japan has to switch its economic-oriented policy to a consumer-conscious one, in order to cope with the coming unprecedented aging society towards the 21st century.