国語 | Japanese meaning

国語【こくご】

Frequency rank: 28,411. – 28,645.

Alsoこくご

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

national language

This refers to the official language of a country used in government, education, and public discourse.

The national language of Japan is Japanese.

Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)see also 国語科

This meaning emphasizes the study of the Japanese language within the school curriculum, focusing on literacy and linguistic skills.

It is important to study the Japanese language at school.

one's native language; mother tongue

This meaning indicates the first language someone learns and feels most comfortable using, often used in discussions about bilingualism or language preservation.

Her native language is English, but she also speaks Japanese.

native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

This definition highlights the distinction between words that are original to the Japanese language and those borrowed from other languages, often used in linguistic studies.

In the language class, we learned about native Japanese words.

Example sentences13 results

There are three cases where people are not able to do English questions; the first is not being able to read fast.

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She studied Japanese after dinner.

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国語辞典Japanese definitions

国語【こくご】

Frequency rank: 28,411. – 28,645.

Alsoこくご

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

national language

This refers to the official language of a country used in government, education, and public discourse.

The national language of Japan is Japanese.

Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)see also 国語科

This meaning emphasizes the study of the Japanese language within the school curriculum, focusing on literacy and linguistic skills.

It is important to study the Japanese language at school.

one's native language; mother tongue

This meaning indicates the first language someone learns and feels most comfortable using, often used in discussions about bilingualism or language preservation.

Her native language is English, but she also speaks Japanese.

native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

This definition highlights the distinction between words that are original to the Japanese language and those borrowed from other languages, often used in linguistic studies.

In the language class, we learned about native Japanese words.

Example sentences13 results

There are three cases where people are not able to do English questions; the first is not being able to read fast.

Tatoeba

She studied Japanese after dinner.

Tatoeba

国語辞典Japanese definitions

国

N52

意country

訓くに

音コク

名くな、こ

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語

N52

意word; speech; language

訓かた.る、かた.らう

音ゴ

Details

Lingaku

Japanese

Chinese

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国語【こくご】

Frequency rank: 28,411. – 28,645.

Alsoこくご

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

national language

This refers to the official language of a country used in government, education, and public discourse.

The national language of Japan is Japanese.

Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)see also 国語科

This meaning emphasizes the study of the Japanese language within the school curriculum, focusing on literacy and linguistic skills.

It is important to study the Japanese language at school.

one's native language; mother tongue

This meaning indicates the first language someone learns and feels most comfortable using, often used in discussions about bilingualism or language preservation.

Her native language is English, but she also speaks Japanese.

native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

This definition highlights the distinction between words that are original to the Japanese language and those borrowed from other languages, often used in linguistic studies.

In the language class, we learned about native Japanese words.

Example sentences13 results

There are three cases where people are not able to do English questions; the first is not being able to read fast.

Tatoeba

She studied Japanese after dinner.

Tatoeba

国語辞典Japanese definitions

国語【こくご】

Frequency rank: 28,411. – 28,645.

Alsoこくご

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

national language

This refers to the official language of a country used in government, education, and public discourse.

The national language of Japan is Japanese.

Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)see also 国語科

This meaning emphasizes the study of the Japanese language within the school curriculum, focusing on literacy and linguistic skills.

It is important to study the Japanese language at school.

one's native language; mother tongue

This meaning indicates the first language someone learns and feels most comfortable using, often used in discussions about bilingualism or language preservation.

Her native language is English, but she also speaks Japanese.

native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

This definition highlights the distinction between words that are original to the Japanese language and those borrowed from other languages, often used in linguistic studies.