How to say "Foreign language" in Japanese | 外国語

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Foreign language" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Foreign language" is "Gaikokugo", written in japanese as "外国語".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '外国語 (がいこくご)' means 'foreign language'. This word refers to any language that is not one's native language. It is commonly used in contexts related to language learning, education, or communication with non-native speakers. For example: I am studying a foreign language 「私は外国語を勉強しています」 (わたしはがいこくごをべんきょうしています). He can speak several foreign languages 「彼はいくつかの外国語を話せます」 (かれはいくつかのがいこくごをはなせます). The word is often used in combination with other terms, such as '外国語学習 (がいこくごがくしゅう)' (foreign language study) or '外国語教育 (がいこくごきょういく)' (foreign language education).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "外" means "Outside" and can be read as "Ge", "Gai", "Soto" and "Hazu". The kanji "国" means "Country" and can be read as "Koku" and "Kuni". And The kanji "語" means "Language" and "Word" and can be read as "Go" and "Kata".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Gaikokugo" mean in japanese?

"Gaikokugo" means "Foreign language" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". The hiragana "ず" is read as "zu". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "に" is read as "ni". The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "た" is read as "ta".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.