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外国 (がいこく) — foreign country | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

外国

がいこく

particle

Meanings

1foreign country
2abroad

Example sentence

外国に住みたいです。

がいこくにすみたいです。

I want to live in a foreign country.

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Kanji in this word

外Outside5 strokes 国Country8 strokes

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国産こくさん · domestic productsN1 国防こくぼう · national defenseN1 国有こくゆう · national ownershipN1 国交こっこう · diplomatic relationsN1 天国てんごく · paradiseN1 救国きゅうこく · salvation of one's country 国立こくりつ · nationalN2 国連こくれん · U.N.N1

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