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愛国心

Reading

Kana: あいこくしん
Romaji: aikokushin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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patriotic feelings; patriotism

Kanji

Readings: アイ、 いと.しい、 かな.しい、 め.でる、 お.しむ、 まな
Meanings: love, affection, favourite
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Example Sentences

(だれ)にも愛国心(あいこくしん)がある。
➥Everyone loves his country.
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(かれ)胸中(きょうちゅう)愛国心(あいこくしん)()()がるのを(かん)じた。
➥He felt patriotism rise in his breast.
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愛国心(あいこくしん)にかこつけて(おお)くの殺人(さつじん)(おこな)われてきた。
➥Many murders have been committed in the name of patriotism.
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国家(こっか)主義(しゅぎ)愛国心(あいこくしん)とを混同(こんどう)してはならない。
➥Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.
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アメリカほど愛国心(あいこくしん)(あお)(くに)はあるでしょうか。
➥Does any other country fan the flames of patriotism as much as America?
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我々(われわれ)愛国心(あいこくしん)今日(きょう)青年(せいねん)(こころ)にうえつけなければならない。
➥We must instill patriotism into the young people of today.
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