外国語

See also: 外国语 and 外國語

Japanese
Kanji in this term
外 国 語
がい
Grade: 2		 こく
Grade: 2		 ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
外國語 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

外国 (gaikoku, “foreign country”) +‎ 語 (-go, “language, -ese”).

Pronunciation

    Noun

    外(がい)国(こく)語(ご) • (gaikokugo) 

    1. (linguistics) a foreign language
      外国語(がいこくご)を知(し)らない者(もの)は自分自身(じぶんじしん)の言語(げんご)について何(なに)も知(し)らない。
      Gaikokugo o shiranai mono wa jibun jishin no gengo ni tsuite nani mo shiranai.
      Those who do not know foreign languages know nothing about their own language.

    Antonyms

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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