国語

こくご

國語

[kokugo]

Meanings

1.Noun

national language

2.Noun

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

3.Noun

one's native language; mother tongue

4.Noun

native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

国語辞典で漢字の読み方を調べた。

I looked up kanji readings in a Japanese dictionary.

国語の授業が一番好きだったな。

I liked Japanese class the most.

小学生の頃は国語が一番好きな教科だった。

When I was in elementary school, Japanese was my favorite subject.