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    3. 母国語

    母国語

    母ぼ国こく語ご

    language of one's country

    KMT7CoreNounEducationKanji Vocab27 strokes

    ぼこくご

    Noun

    1.
    language of one's country, mother tongue, native language

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    私わたしの母ぼ国こく語ごは日に本ほん語ごです。

    My native language is Japanese.

    KMT5EducationCore Concepts
    彼かれは母ぼ国こく語ごだけでなく、英えい語ごも流りゅう暢ちょうに話はなします。

    He speaks not only his native language but also English fluently.

    KMT7EducationDaily Life
    多おおくの国くにでは、母ぼ国こく語ご教きょう育いくが義ぎ務む教きょう育いくの重じゅう要ような柱はしらとされています。

    In many countries, native language education is considered an important pillar of compulsory education.

    KMT7EducationPolitics & Law
    異い文ぶん化か理り解かいを深ふかめるためには、相あい手ての母ぼ国こく語ごを学まなぶことが有ゆう効こうな手シュ段ダンです。

    To deepen cross-cultural understanding, learning the other person's native language is an effective means.

    KMT7EducationCulture & Traditions
    子こ供どもが母ぼ国こく語ごを習しゅと得くする過かせ程いは、言げん語ご学がくの研けん究きゅう対たい象しょうとして非ひ常じょうに興きょう味み深ぶかい。

    The process by which children acquire their native language is very interesting as a subject of linguistic research.

    KMT8EducationScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

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