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国語
こくご
N3
noun
Meanings
1
national language
2
Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)
3
one's native language
4
mother tongue
Example sentence
彼女は３カ国語も話すことができる。
She can speak three languages.
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Kanji in this word
国
Country
8 strokes
語
Word, Speech, Language
14 strokes
More words with
国
国産
こくさん ·
domestic products
N1
国防
こくぼう ·
national defense
N1
国有
こくゆう ·
national ownership
N1
国交
こっこう ·
diplomatic relations
N1
天国
てんごく ·
Full entry on Jisho
paradise
N1
救国
きゅうこく ·
salvation of one's country
国立
こくりつ ·
national
N2
国連
こくれん ·
U.N.
N1
More words with
語
漢語
かんご ·
Chinese word
N1
文語
ぶんご ·
written language
N1
略語
りゃくご ·
abbreviation
N1
標語
ひょうご ·
motto
N1
熟語
じゅくご ·
idiom
N2
主語
しゅご ·
(gram) subject
N2
述語
じゅつご ·
predicate
N2
語彙
ごい ·
vocabulary
N1
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