Word Meaning 外国語

がいこくご gaikokugo

外国語 is read as がいこくご (gaikokugo) and means foreign language.

Meaning

English

  1. foreign language

Reading

Kana

がいこくご

Romaji

gaikokugo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 自国語,日本語,国語 Rank 4869 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

外国語指導助手

がいこくごしどうじょしゅ

assistant language teacher

第2外国語

だいにがいこくご

second foreign language

長崎外国語大学

ながさきがいこくごだいがく

Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies

神戸市外国語大学

こうべしがいこくごだいがく

Kōbe City University of Foreign Studies

神戸外国語大学

こうべがいこくごだいがく

Kobe University of Foreign Studies

外来語

がいらいご

loanword (in Japanese, esp. those of Western origin)

外国

がいこく

foreign country

外国人

がいこくじん

foreigner

国語

こくご

Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)

母国語

ぼこくご

language of one's country

中国語

ちゅうごくご

Chinese (language)

外国部隊

がいこくぶたい

overseas (military forces)

Example Sentences

10

Why is this only in a foreign language?

Do you study any foreign language?

I like foreign languages!

How do you learn foreign languages?

I appreciate foreign languages!

I appreciate foreign languages!

Learning a foreign language is difficult.

I like foreign languages.

How do you learn foreign languages?

We're learning a foreign language at school.