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national language
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. national language
  2. 2. Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)
  3. 3. one's native language
The national language of a country, but in Japan it most commonly refers to the Japanese language itself, especially as a school subject. Students study reading, writing, grammar, and literature in this subject throughout their education.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Don't you think Japanese class reading comprehension questions are kind of mean?

Sentence 2

Umm, what's actually the right answer for honorifics in Japanese class?

Sentence 3

On the morning train, my daughter muttered, "I'm so screwed for the Japanese kanji test."

Sentence 4

The local library was holding a read-aloud event for Japanese language class.

Sentence 5

How come keigo in Japanese class is the one thing I'm weirdly bad at?