母国語

• 読み: ぼこくご
• ローマ字: bokokugo
• 漢字の分解: 母 (bo) — mother; 国 (koku) — country; 語 (go) — language, word
• 発音: /bo.ko.kɯ.ɡo/

意味

Mother tongue; native language; language of one's country.

A noun meaning one's native language, with an emphasis on the connection to one's home country (母国, bokoku). While 母語 (bogo) is the more precise linguistic term for 'first language,' 母国語 is more commonly used in everyday conversation. It implies the official or dominant language of the speaker's country of origin, making it slightly different from 母語 when a person's home language differs from their country's official language.

例文

1. 母国語で話すとやはり安心する。
2. 彼女は母国語のほかに三か国語を話せる。
3. 留学中は母国語を使う機会が減った。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, education, travel

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 母 (bo, mother) + 国 (koku, country) + 語 (go, language). Literally 'mother country language' — the language of one's homeland.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal