母国

bokoku/bo.koku/

noun

the country of one's origin or ancestry

For Korean diaspora this is Korea itself, not just a hometown; 교포 use it when visiting or remembering food.

Examples

01
二十年ぶりに仁川空港に降り立ち、母国に帰った気がした。
When I landed in Seoul I finally felt I had returned to my homeland after twenty years.
02
キムチチゲの匂いを嗅ぐだけで、子どもの頃に離れた母国を思い出す。
The smell of kimchi stew still reminds her of the homeland she left as a child.
03
授業で両親の母国を初めて訪れた話を発表した。
In class he wrote an essay about visiting his parents' homeland for the first time.

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