Word Meaning 母語 (Bogo): Mother Tongue, Native Language

Meaning

English

mother tongue
native language
protolanguage
parent language

Reading

Kana

ぼご

Romaji

bogo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 135680 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

母国語

ぼこくご

language of one's country

母語話者

ぼごわしゃ

native speaker

語幹形成母音

ごかんけいせいぼおん

thematic vowel

母

はは

mother

母さん

かあさん

mother

母子

ぼし

mother and child

母国

ぼこく

one's home country

母校

ぼこう

alma mater

母の日

ははのひ

Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)

母子年金

ぼしねんきん

widowed mother's allowance

日本語

にほんご

Japanese (language)

国語

こくご

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

Example Sentences

1

母語で考えると理解しやすい。

ぼごでかんがえるとりかいしやすい。

It is easier to understand when you think in your native language.