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国語 Native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words) - Japanese Dictionary Lookup

国語

English: Native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

Romaji:

kokugo

Kanji: 国語 (22 Strokes)

JLPT Level: ---

Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

さんせいどうこくごじてん :: 三省堂国語辞典 Sanseido Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

いわなみこくごじてん :: 岩波国語辞典 Iwanami Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)

めいきょうこくごじてん :: 明鏡国語辞典 Meikyo Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Taishukan)

こうべがいこくごだいがく :: 神戸外国語大学 Kobe University of Foreign Studies

なごやがいこくごだいがく :: 名古屋外国語大学 Nagoya University of Foreign Studies

にほんこくごだいじてん :: 日本国語大辞典 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)

けいりょうこくごがっかい :: 計量国語学会 Mathematical Linguistic Society of Japan

かんさいがいこくごだいがく :: 関西外国語大学 Kansai University of Foreign Studies

おおさかがいこくごだいがく :: 大阪外国語大学 Osaka University of Foreign Studies

ぜんこくごがくきょういくがっかい :: 全国語学教育学会 JALT

ぜんこくごがくきょういくがっかい :: 全国語学教育学会 Japan Association for Language Teaching

こうべしがいこくごだいがく :: 神戸市外国語大学 Kōbe City University of Foreign Studies

にっぽんちゅうごくごがっかい :: 日本中国語学会 Chinese Language Society of Japan

こくごけんきゅうじょ :: 国語研究所 Kokken

こくごけんきゅうじょ :: 国語研究所 NINJAL

こくごけんきゅうじょ :: 国語研究所 National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

ながさきがいこくごだいがく :: 長崎外国語大学 Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies

とうきょうがいこくごだいがく :: 東京外国語大学 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

しんめいかいこくごじてん :: 新明解国語辞典 Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

こくりつこくごけんきゅうしょ :: 国立国語研究所 Kokken

こくりつこくごけんきゅうしょ :: 国立国語研究所 NINJAL

こくりつこくごけんきゅうしょ :: 国立国語研究所 National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

こくごがっかい :: 国語学会 Society for the Study of Japanese Language

きょうとがいこくごだいがく :: 京都外国語大学 Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

かっこくご :: 各国語 Every language

かっこくご :: 各国語 Each language

こくごかなづかい :: 国語仮名遣 Kana orthography (esp. historical) of native Japanese words

こくごかなづかい :: 国語仮名遣い Kana orthography (esp. historical) of native Japanese words

にせちゅうごくご :: 偽中国語 Japanese written without kana for intelligibility in Chinese

にせちゅうごくご :: 偽中国語 Pseudo-Chinese

Using 国語 in sentences:

(Japanese) 彼ね、中国語がペラペラなよ。

(English) He speaks Chinese fluently.

(Japanese) 英語と中国語は語順が似てます。

(English) English and Chinese have a similar word order.

(Japanese) 一遍に2か国語も習ってるの？

(English) Are you learning two foreign languages at the same time?

(Japanese) 中国語を学ぶことにとても興味があります。

(English) I am very interested in learning Chinese.

(Japanese) 外国語を話す時、間違えないことと、言いたいことを伝えることのどちらを重視しますか？

(English) Which do you value more when speaking a foreign language? Making no mistakes, or conveying your message?

How do you say Native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words) in Japanese?

Answer: 国語

How many kanji strokes does 国語 have?

Answer: 22

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