Japanese

異国

いこく
Meaning: foreign country; foreign land
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

異
国

Example sentences

Starting a new life in a foreign land takes courage.
彼は夢半ばにして、異国の地で果てた。
He perished in a foreign land with his dream half-fulfilled.
その国の王様は、異国から来た美姫に恋をした。
The king of that country fell in love with a beautiful princess from a foreign land.
若者たちは将来への大志を抱いて、異国の地へ旅立った。
The young people set off for a foreign land with great ambitions for the future.
彼は宣教のために遠い異国へと旅立った。
He set off for a distant foreign land for missionary work.
遠い異国の地で、彼は故郷へのサウダージを感じていた。
In a distant foreign land, he felt a sense of saudade for his hometown.
遠い異国の地にいる友を思い、屋梁落月の情に浸る。
Thinking of a friend in a far-off foreign land, I am immersed in the feeling of missing them deeply.
異国の使節は清の皇帝に三跪九叩の礼を尽くした。
The foreign envoy paid the utmost respect to the Qing emperor with the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows.

Usage Notes

Refers to a country other than one's own. It often carries a nuance of being unfamiliar or distant.

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