お国
おくに
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside
Meanings
Noun
your native country; your hometownHonorific- my home country (i.e. Japan)Polite
- countryside; country
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- daimyo's territory (Edo period)Archaic
Example sentences
お国はどちらですか?
What country are you from?
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What language do you speak in your country?
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I'd like to visit your country someday.
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He gave his life for his country.
「鏡や、鏡、壁にかかっている鏡よ。 国じゅうで、だれがいちばんうつくしいか、いっておくれ」すると、鏡はいつもこう答えていました。「女王さま、あなたこそ、お国でいちばんうつくしい」
"Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who in the land is fairest of all?" And then the mirror would always reply: "You, my queen, are fairest of all."