国語

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

意味

National language; Japanese language (as a school subject). The language of a country.

A noun with two main uses: (1) a country's national language in general, and (2) specifically the Japanese language as taught in schools, equivalent to 'Language Arts' or 'English class' in English-speaking countries. 国語辞典 (kokugo jiten) means a Japanese-language dictionary (monolingual), as opposed to a bilingual dictionary.

例文

1. 国語のテストで漢字をたくさん書いた。
2. 小学校の国語の授業が一番好きだった。
3. 国語辞典で知らない言葉を調べた。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, school, linguistics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 国 (country, nation) and 語 (language, word). Literally 'country language,' referring to the official language of a nation, and in Japan, synonymous with the Japanese language.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal