foreign country; another country
Neutral term for a country other than one's own. Used in news, formal contexts, and everyday speech.
他国からの観光客が増えている。
Tourists from other countries are increasing.
He has lived in a foreign country for many years.
他国の文化を学ぶことは大切だ。
It is important to learn about the cultures of other countries.
another province
Historical or literary use for a province other than one's own, especially in pre-modern Japan. Rare in modern contexts.
江戸時代、他国へ旅するには手形が必要だった。
In the Edo period, a travel permit was needed to go to another province.
strange land; alien land
Literary or emotive nuance for a foreign or unfamiliar place. Often carries a sense of distance or otherness.
彼は見知らぬ他国で孤独を感じた。
He felt lonely in a strange, foreign land.
There are many international students who came from other countries.
Learning about the culture of other countries is fun.
He fled the war and crossed over into a foreign land.
異国 stresses the exotic, unfamiliar feel of a foreign land, whereas 他国 is a more neutral term for 'another country'.
他国 broadly means 'another/foreign country' with no implication of being outside a dispute, whereas 第三国 specifically means a country not party to a given matter.
自国 means one's own country, the direct opposite of 他国, which means a country other than one's own.
foreigner; alien; stranger
other nations; other peoples
stranger; person from another place
Compound of 他 (other) and 国 (country). The reading たこく is a standard on'yomi combination.