- ikoku foreign country
Used in written or formal speech to evoke a distant, exotic land, more literary than 外国 (gaikoku).
彼女は異国で暮らすことを夢見ている。
Kanojo wa ikoku de kurasu koto o yumemite iru.
She dreams of living in a foreign country.
異国の文化に触れて感動した。
Ikoku no bunka ni furete kandō shita.
I was moved by experiencing a foreign country's culture.
⚖️ Often confused with 外国 (gaikoku); 異国 adds a nuance of exotic distance, while 外国 is the neutral everyday term.
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