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国公立

こっこうりつ
national and public
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雪国

ゆきぐに
snow country
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属国

ぞっこく
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
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出入国

しゅつにゅうこく
emigration and immigration
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国事

こくじ
national affairs
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島国

しまぐに、とうごく
island country (sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan)
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倭国

和国
わこく
Yamato; ancient Japan; name by which Chinese rulers used to call Japan
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愛国心

あいこくしん
patriotic feelings; patriotism
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中国地方

ちゅうごくちほう
Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures)
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国富

こくふ
national wealth