国語

nounこくご · kokugo

1. Englishnational language

   • 第二に、いくつかのクリオールはそれ自体独立した「国語」となるかもしれない。Secondly, some of the Creoles may become independent "national languages" in their own right.

2. EnglishJapanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)

   • 彼は国語が好きだし得意だ。He likes Japanese, and he's good at it.

3. Englishone's native language; mother tongue

4. Englishnative Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

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