Illustration: In a Japanese community center’s French conversation class, an adult learner wearing headphones carefully imitates an instructor’s rounded lip position. The instructor sits opposite, speaking slowly and encouraging the learner with a small nod.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

外がい国こく語ご

gaikokugo

foreign language

Example sentences

  1. 学校がっこうで外国語がいこくごを習ならっています。

    We’re learning a foreign language at school.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 外国語がいこくごを学まなぶことは楽たのしいよ。

    Learning a foreign language is fun.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしは外国語がいこくごが好すきですよ。

    I appreciate foreign languages!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 外国語

  • 外outsideOnガイ・ゲKunそと・ほか・はずす
  • 国countryOnコクKunくに
  • 語word; speechOnゴKunかたる・かたらう

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