国こく号ごう

noun

official name of a country; country name

Refers to the formal, official name of a nation, such as 日本国 or 大韓民国. Used in historical and diplomatic contexts.

• 日本にほんの国こく号ごうは「日本にほん国こく」です。

  The official name of Japan is 'Nihon-koku'.

• 歴れき史しの授じゅ業ぎょうで、昔むかしの国こく号ごうについて学まなんだ。

  In history class, we learned about the country names of the past.