母国語
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 母 | 国 | 語 |
| ぼ Grade: 2 |
こく Grade: 2 |
ご Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 母國語 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 母国 (bokoku, “motherland, mother country, country of one's birth”) + 語 (-go, “language”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- the language of the country of one's birth
- native language, mother tongue, first language
Usage notes
[edit]In common Japanese usage, this term is synonymous with 母語 (bogo, “mother tongue, first language”). However, bokokugo and bogo may refer to different things, such as in the context of a country with more than one language (such as Canada or South Africa), or in the context of someone having moved to a different country.
References
[edit]- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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- Japanese terms spelled with 母 read as ぼ
- Japanese terms spelled with 国 read as こく
- Japanese terms spelled with 語 read as ご
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms suffixed with 語
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
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