Illustration: At an international residents' cooking session in a Japanese community center, participants from varied backgrounds gather around one worktable. A woman speaks to the group with her hands resting at her sides; everyone watches her face and responds by pinching their dumpling wrappers closed.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

共きょう通つう語ご

kyoutsuugo

common language, lingua franca

Example sentences

  1. ペルーの共通語きょうつうごは何なにですか。

    What is the common language in Peru?

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  2. 音楽おんがくは、世界せかい共通語きょうつうごです。

    Music is a universal language.

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  3. 英語えいごは世界せかい共通語きょうつうごのようなものだ。

    English is a kind of universal language.

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Kanji in 共通語

  • 共together; bothOnキョウKunとも・ともに
  • 通traffic; pass throughOnツウ・ツKunとおる・とおり・とおす
  • 語word; speechOnゴKunかたる・かたらう

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