国語 (Kokugo) is a Japanese noun meaning “national language, Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan), one's native language, mother tongue”.
Meanings
- nounnational language
- nounJapanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)
- nounone's native language; mother tongue
- nounnative Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
Examples
彼は国語が好きだし得意だ。
He likes Japanese, and he's good at it.
私は国語のテストに受かった。
I passed a test in Japanese.
彼女は夕食後国語の勉強をした。
She studied Japanese after dinner.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).