모국

moguk/mo.ɡuk/

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
이십 년 만에 인천 공항에 내리니 모국에 돌아온 기분이 들었다.
When I landed in Seoul I finally felt I had returned to my homeland after twenty years.
02
김치찌개 냄새만 맡아도 어릴 때 떠난 모국이 떠오른다.
The smell of kimchi stew still reminds her of the homeland she left as a child.
03
수업에서 부모님의 모국을 처음 방문한 이야기를 발표했다.
In class he wrote an essay about visiting his parents' homeland for the first time.

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