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    3. 国語

    国語

    国こく語ご

    national language

    N3KMT5News #8+1CoreNounEducationKanji Vocab22 strokes

    國語

    こくご

    Noun

    1.
    national language
    2.
    Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)
    3.
    one's native language, mother tongue
    4.
    native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

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    私わたしは国こく語ごの授じゅ業ぎょうが好すきです。

    I like Japanese language class.

    KMT3Education
    日に本ほんでは、国こく語ごは小しょう学がっ校こうから高こう校こうまで必ひっ修しゅう科か目もくです。

    In Japan, Japanese language is a compulsory subject from elementary school to high school.

    KMT5EducationCulture & Traditions
    国こく語ごの教きょう科か書しょには、日に本ほんの古こ典てん文ぶん学がくが多た数すう掲けい載さいされています。

    Many Japanese classical literary works are included in Japanese language textbooks.

    KMT6EducationLiteratureCulture & Traditions
    彼かれの国こく語ご力りょくは非ひ常じょうに高たかく、複ふく雑ざつな文ぶん章しょうも容よう易いに理り解かいできる。

    His Japanese language ability is very high, and he can easily understand complex texts.

    KMT7Education
    外がい国こく語ごを学まなぶことは、自じ分ぶんの国こく語ごをより深ふかく理り解かいすることにも繋つながる。

    Learning a foreign language also leads to a deeper understanding of one's own national language.

    KMT7EducationDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    国
    くに…(3)
    country
    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
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