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国際語

Reading

Kana: こくさいご
Romaji: kokusaigo
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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international language; universal language; lingua franca

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: サイ、 きわ、 -ぎわ
Meanings: occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language

Example Sentences

英語(えいご)国際語(こくさいご)になった。
➥English has become an international language.
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(わたし)たちは英語(えいご)国際語(こくさいご)であることを()った。
➥We learned that English is an international language.
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ラテン()世界(せかい)最初(さいしょ)の「国際語(こくさいご)」として(なん)(ひゃく)(ねん)以上(いじょう)もの()使(つか)われてきたことがわかると、英語(えいご)との類似点(るいじてん)はよりいっそう顕著(けんちょ)になってくる。
➥The parallel with English becomes even more striking when we realize that Latin continued to be used for many hundreds of years more as the world's first "international language."
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私達(わたしたち)英語(えいご)国際語(こくさいご)()ぶことができます。
➥We can call English an international language.
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英語(えいご)国際語(こくさいご)であり、世界中(せかいじゅう)使(つか)われています。
➥English is a universal language and is used all over the world.
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