本国

ほんごく

Common word

noun

home country, one's own country(only relevant for ほんごく)

suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state), colonizing country(only relevant for ほんごく)

country of one's ancestors(only relevant for ほんごく)

this country

本	book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
国	country

ほんごく

かえ

たこく

い

い

No sooner had the spy returned home than he was told to go to another country

かれ

おんがく

ほんごく

にんき