我國

Chinese

I; me country; state; nation
trad. (我國) 我 國
simp. (我国) 我 国

Pronunciation


Noun

我國

  1. my country; our country; country of the speaker or author
    Antonym: 他國/他国 (tāguó)

Usage notes

  • Although literally "my/our country", 我國/我国 (wǒguó) should be used with care when the speaker and the audience do not necessarily share a national identity, or the speaker is not from a Chinese-speaking country, to avoid confusion.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (我國):
  • → Korean: 아국(我國) (aguk)

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
我 國
わ(が)
Grade: 6
くに
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 我國 – see the following entry.
【わがくに】
[noun] [from 712] our country (i.e. Japan)
Alternative spellings
我が国, 我国, 吾が国, 吾国, わが国
(This term, 我國, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
我國

Noun

我國 • (aguk) (hangeul 아국)

  1. Hanja form? of 아국 (“(literary) our country”).
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