国語

Reading

Kana: こくご
Romaji: kokugo
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

national language

2

Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan)

See also: 国語科
3

native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language

Example Sentences

英語(えいご)(わたし)母国語(ぼこくご)です。
➥English is my mother tongue.
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(かれ)中国語(ちゅうごくご)流暢(りゅうちょう)である。
➥He is fluent in Chinese.
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外国語(がいこくご)(まな)ぶのは(むずか)しい。
➥It's difficult to learn a foreign language.
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(かれ)中国語(ちゅうごくご)(すこ)(はな)せる。
➥He can speak Chinese a little.
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(かれ)外国語(がいこくご)上達(じょうたつ)(はや)い。
➥He is quick at learning a foreign language.
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(かれ)国語(こくご)()きだし得意(とくい)だ。
➥He likes Japanese, and he's good at it.
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