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Japanese
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| 外國語 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
外国 (gaikoku, “foreign country”) + 語 (-go, “language, -ese”).
Pronunciation
Noun
外国語 • (gaikokugo)
- (linguistics) a foreign language
- 外国語を知らない者は自分自身の言語について何も知らない。
- Gaikokugo o shiranai mono wa jibun jishin no gengo ni tsuite nani mo shiranai .
- Those who do not know foreign languages know nothing about their own language.
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