"国語" meaning in Japanese

See 国語 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ko̞kɯ̟ɡo̞] Forms: 国語 [canonical] (ruby: (こく), ()), kokugo [romanization]
Etymology: From 国 (koku, “nation”) + 語 (go, “language”). The sense of "Mandarin" is derived from Taiwanese usage of the identical Chinese word 國語/国语 (guóyǔ). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|国|語|t1=nation|t2=language|tr1=koku|tr2=go}} 国 (koku, “nation”) + 語 (go, “language”), {{zh-l|國語}} 國語/国语 (guóyǔ) Head templates: {{ja-noun|こくご}} 国(こく)語(ご) • (kokugo)
  1. a language; a national language
    Sense id: en-国語-ja-noun-3GD3subx
  2. (specifically) the Japanese language Tags: specifically Synonyms (the Japanese language): 日本語 (Nihongo), 邦語 (hōgo)
    Sense id: en-国語-ja-noun-sL-uIasF Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 11 62 27 Disambiguation of 'the Japanese language': 10 84 6
  3. Mandarin; Standard Mandarin (Guoyu) Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-国語-ja-noun-fpnmR1LY Disambiguation of Languages: 27 30 43 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 16 27 57 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 25 71 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 5 25 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 国語学 (kokugogaku) (ruby: 国語学(こくごがく))
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          "ref": "2018, “Nippon daihyō jugoshin Kawashima Eiji ga nanaka kokugo o ayatsureru wake”, in Yomiuri Shimbun:",
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          "text": "日本代表に密着取材する元川悦子氏に、川島が 7か国語を操れるようになったわけを解説してもらった。",
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        {
          "english": "For Taiwanese people currently asserting Taiwan nationalism, articulating the differences between Taiwanese Guoyu and Mainland China’s Putonghua has emerged as an issue.",
          "ref": "2018 June 2, “Taiwan no wakamono de ‘chūinfugō’ ga aisareteiru wake [Why Taiwan’s young people love ‘bopomofo’]”, in Nippon.com:",
          "roman": "Genzai no Taiwan-jin ga Taiwan nashonarizumu o shuchō suru sai, soko ni wa Taiwan no Kokugo to Chūgoku no Futsūwa no chigai wa doko ni aru no ka to iu mondai ni chokumen suru.",
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            [
              "台",
              "タイ"
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              "ワン"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "じん"
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            [
              "台",
              "タイ"
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            [
              "湾",
              "ワン"
            ],
            [
              "主",
              "しゅ"
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            [
              "張",
              "ちょう"
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              "際",
              "さい"
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            [
              "台",
              "タイ"
            ],
            [
              "湾",
              "ワン"
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            [
              "国",
              "こく"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "中",
              "チュウ"
            ],
            [
              "国",
              "ゴク"
            ],
            [
              "普",
              "ふ"
            ],
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              "通",
              "つう"
            ],
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              "話",
              "わ"
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              "違",
              "ちが"
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              "問",
              "もん"
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              "題",
              "だい"
            ],
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              "直",
              "ちょく"
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            [
              "面",
              "めん"
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          "text": "現在の台湾人が台湾ナショナリズムを主張する際、そこには台湾の国語と中国の普通話の違いはどこにあるのかという問題に直面する。",
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          "Standard Mandarin",
          "Standard Mandarin"
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          "Guoyu"
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      "other": "こくご"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ko̞kɯ̟ɡo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "国語"
}
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              "悦",
              "えつ"
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              "こ"
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              "かわ"
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              "国",
              "こく"
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              "語",
              "ご"
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              "あやつ"
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              "かい"
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              "説",
              "せつ"
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              "てん"
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          "ref": "2018 June 2, “Taiwan no wakamono de ‘chūinfugō’ ga aisareteiru wake [Why Taiwan’s young people love ‘bopomofo’]”, in Nippon.com:",
          "roman": "Genzai no Taiwan-jin ga Taiwan nashonarizumu o shuchō suru sai, soko ni wa Taiwan no Kokugo to Chūgoku no Futsūwa no chigai wa doko ni aru no ka to iu mondai ni chokumen suru.",
          "ruby": [
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              "在",
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              "湾",
              "ワン"
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              "人",
              "じん"
            ],
            [
              "台",
              "タイ"
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            [
              "湾",
              "ワン"
            ],
            [
              "主",
              "しゅ"
            ],
            [
              "張",
              "ちょう"
            ],
            [
              "際",
              "さい"
            ],
            [
              "台",
              "タイ"
            ],
            [
              "湾",
              "ワン"
            ],
            [
              "国",
              "こく"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "中",
              "チュウ"
            ],
            [
              "国",
              "ゴク"
            ],
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              "普",
              "ふ"
            ],
            [
              "通",
              "つう"
            ],
            [
              "話",
              "わ"
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              "違",
              "ちが"
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              "問",
              "もん"
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              "題",
              "だい"
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              "直",
              "ちょく"
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              "面",
              "めん"
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          ],
          "text": "現在の台湾人が台湾ナショナリズムを主張する際、そこには台湾の国語と中国の普通話の違いはどこにあるのかという問題に直面する。",
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          "Standard Mandarin",
          "Standard Mandarin"
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          "Guoyu"
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      "ipa": "[ko̞kɯ̟ɡo̞]"
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    {
      "roman": "Nihongo",
      "sense": "the Japanese language",
      "word": "日本語"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hōgo",
      "sense": "the Japanese language",
      "word": "邦語"
    }
  ],
  "word": "国語"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 国語 meaning in Japanese (4.8kB)

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