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国語

こくご

noun

Meanings

1national language
2Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)
3one's native language
4mother 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Country8 strokes 語Word, Speech, Language14 strokes

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国家こっか · stateN3 外国人がいこくじん · foreignerN5 国立こくりつ · nationalN2 国防こくぼう · national defenseN1 ～国～こく ·

Full entry on Jisho

nation of ~

N2

国境こっきょう · national or state borderN3

国連こくれん · U.N.N1

外国がいこく · foreign countryN5

More words with 語

英語えいご · English (language)N5 物語ものがたり · taleN3 日本語にほんご · Japanese (language)言語げんご · languageN3 用語ようご · termN2 語るかたる · to talkN3 外国語がいこくご · foreign language 語学ごがく · language studyN3

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