プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
くに【国】
❶〔国土〕a country; a land
遠い国
a far-off land [country]
おとぎの国
(a) fairyland
夢の国
「the realm [a land] of dreams
神の国
the kingdom of Heaven [God]
❷〔国家〕a state, a nation;〔国籍〕one's nationality
国の national
国の経済
the national economy
国の習慣
(a) national custom
国を治める
govern a nation [country]
国をあげて彼の死を悼んだ
The whole nation mourned his death.
彼はどこの国の人ですか
What is his nationality?
❸〔地方〕a district; a province
国の local; provincial
国の習慣
local customs
近江の国
Omi Province/the Province of Omi
❹〔生国〕one's native country; one's home [mother] country; one's country
国を思う心
love of one's (home) country/patriotism
❺〔故郷〕one's home; one's hometown [home village]
国の home
国の新聞
a home paper
国へ帰る
go home/go back to one's birthplace [native village]
お国はどちらですか
Where do you come from?/Where are you from?
私の国は信州です
My home is in Shinshu./「I come [I'm] from Shinshu.
国柄
⇒国柄
国々
(many, various) nations [countries];〔各国〕every nation [country] ⇒しょこく(諸国),れっこく(列国)
国々の中で
among the nations of the world
国言葉
〔方言〕a local dialect ⇒なまり(訛り)
国境
〔県などの境〕a border line between prefectures [〔昔の〕provinces] ⇒こっきょう(国境)
国自慢
国自慢をする
boast of one's country
お国自慢の民謡を歌った
They sang the folksong which is the pride of their hometown.
国中
〔一国全体,全国民〕the whole country; the whole nation
そのうわさは国中に広がった
The rumor spread all over the country.
国訛(なま)り
国元
⇒国元
国番号
〔国際電話の〕the country code ((for the U.S.))
国ぶり
〔慣習〕the manners and customs of a country [nation]