Word Meaning 憂国

ゆうこく yuukoku

憂国 is read as ゆうこく (yuukoku) and means patriotic concern for the future of one's country.

Meaning

English

patriotic concern for the future of one's country

Reading

Kana

ゆうこく

Romaji

yuukoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 10173 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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憂国慨世

ゆうこくがいせい

worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism

慨世憂国

がいせいゆうこく

worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism

憂える

うれえる

to lament

憂き目

うきめ

bitter experience

憂い

うれい

sorrow

憂慮

ゆうりょ

anxiety

憂さ

うさ

gloom

憂き目を見る

うきめをみる

to have a hard time of it

密入国

みつにゅうこく

smuggling oneself into a country

我が国

わがくに

our country

隣国

りんごく

neighbouring country

帝国

ていこく

empire

Example Sentences

憂国者はいつも国のために死のうと訴えていて、国のために人を殺そうとは言わない。

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country.