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邦家 (ほうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

邦ほう家か

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Meanings

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noun

one's country; one's homeland

A formal, literary term for one's own country. Rare in modern speech; more common equivalents are 祖国 or 自国.

彼かれは邦ほう家かのために尽つくした。
He devoted himself to his country.

Kanji

邦home country, country, Japan
家house, home, family

Similar words

祖そ国こく
祖国 is the standard modern word for 'one's homeland' or 'motherland', while 邦家 is a rare, formal synonym.
自じ国こく
自国 is a neutral, common term for 'one's own country', used in everyday contexts, unlike the literary 邦家.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 邦 (country) and 家 (house/family), used in classical or formal writing to refer to one's nation. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.