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国語

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

国語 — “national language, Japanese (as a school subject)”

国語 (read こくご) means national language, Japanese (as a school subject). It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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こくご

Meaning

national language, Japanese (as a school subject)

国語 in a sentence

国語こくごの授業じゅぎょうがある。

There is a Japanese language class.

The kanji in 国語

国country
語language

Words that share a kanji with 国語

外国がいこく— foreign country; abroad
外国人がいこくじん— foreigner
国くに— country; place of origin
国際こくさい— international
国民こくみん— citizens, the people, the nation
国家こっか— state, nation
国会こっかい— national assembly, Diet, parliament
国境こっきょう— national border, frontier

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