"外国語" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡa̠iko̞kɯ̟ɡo̞] Forms: 外国語 [canonical] (ruby: (がい), (こく), ()), gaikokugo [romanization]
Etymology: 外国 (gaikoku, “foreign country”) + 語 (-go, “language, -ese”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|ja|外国|語|t1=foreign country|t2=language, -ese|tr1=gaikoku|tr2=go}} 外国 (gaikoku, “foreign country”) + 語 (-go, “language, -ese”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|がいこくご}} 外(がい)国(こく)語(ご) • (gaikokugo)
  1. (linguistics) a foreign language Categories (topical): Linguistics
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bokokugo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "母",
          "ぼ"
        ],
        [
          "国",
          "こく"
        ],
        [
          "語",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "母国語"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "外国",
        "3": "語",
        "t1": "foreign country",
        "t2": "language, -ese",
        "tr1": "gaikoku",
        "tr2": "go"
      },
      "expansion": "外国 (gaikoku, “foreign country”) + 語 (-go, “language, -ese”)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "外国 (gaikoku, “foreign country”) + 語 (-go, “language, -ese”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "外国語",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "外",
          "がい"
        ],
        [
          "国",
          "こく"
        ],
        [
          "語",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gaikokugo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "がいこくご"
      },
      "expansion": "外(がい)国(こく)語(ご) • (gaikokugo)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms suffixed with 語",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 3 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Linguistics",
          "orig": "ja:Linguistics",
          "parents": [
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Those who do not know foreign languages know nothing about their own language.",
          "roman": "Gaikokugo o shiranai mono wa jibun jishin no gengo ni tsuite nani mo shiranai .",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "外",
              "がい"
            ],
            [
              "国",
              "こく"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "知",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "者",
              "もの"
            ],
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "分",
              "ぶん"
            ],
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "身",
              "しん"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "知",
              "し"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "外国語を知らない者は自分自身の言語について何も知らない。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a foreign language"
      ],
      "id": "en-外国語-ja-noun-5z22XHls",
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "foreign language",
          "foreign language"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) a foreign language"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "がいこくご"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡa̠iko̞kɯ̟ɡo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "外国語"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bokokugo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "母",
          "ぼ"
        ],
        [
          "国",
          "こく"
        ],
        [
          "語",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "母国語"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "外国",
        "3": "語",
        "t1": "foreign country",
        "t2": "language, -ese",
        "tr1": "gaikoku",
        "tr2": "go"
      },
      "expansion": "外国 (gaikoku, “foreign country”) + 語 (-go, “language, -ese”)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "外国 (gaikoku, “foreign country”) + 語 (-go, “language, -ese”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "外国語",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "外",
          "がい"
        ],
        [
          "国",
          "こく"
        ],
        [
          "語",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gaikokugo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "がいこくご"
      },
      "expansion": "外(がい)国(こく)語(ご) • (gaikokugo)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese nouns",
        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms suffixed with 語",
        "Japanese terms with 3 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ja:Linguistics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Those who do not know foreign languages know nothing about their own language.",
          "roman": "Gaikokugo o shiranai mono wa jibun jishin no gengo ni tsuite nani mo shiranai .",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "外",
              "がい"
            ],
            [
              "国",
              "こく"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "知",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "者",
              "もの"
            ],
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "分",
              "ぶん"
            ],
            [
              "自",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "身",
              "しん"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "知",
              "し"
            ]
          ],
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a foreign language"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "foreign language",
          "foreign language"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) a foreign language"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "がいこくご"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡa̠iko̞kɯ̟ɡo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "外国語"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 外国語 meaning in Japanese (2.2kB)

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  "title": "外国語",
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