(がいこく)

がいこく
noun
foreign country
1. foreign country, abroad
A country other than one's own.
外国(がいこく)()きたい
I want to go abroad.
外国(がいこく)から()
I came from a foreign country.
I'm interested in foreign cultures.
I've wanted to live abroad since I was a child.
I have many friends working abroad.

外国(がいこく) means foreign country or abroad.

WORD FORMATION:
(がい) (outside) + (こく) (country)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

SIMILAR TERMS:

  • 外国(がいこく): foreign country (general)
  • 海外(かいがい): overseas, abroad (emphasizes distance)
  • 異国(いこく): foreign land (literary/poetic)
  • 他国(たこく): other countries

COMMON PHRASES: