What does 故国 mean?
故国 is a Japanese noun meaning “native land” in English. It is written as 故国 in kanji, ここく in hiragana, and kokoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentences
彼は三十年ぶりに故国の土を踏んだ。
He set foot in his native land for the first time in thirty years.
故国を離れて暮らす人々の話を聞いた。
I listened to people talk about living far from their homeland.