noun

  1. mother tongue, native language.
  2. Linguistics terminology.protolanguage, parent language.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
母語 ぼご

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mother
はは ボ も (2nd, N5)
word, speech, language
ゴ かた.る (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
I, my, our
われ わが- あ- (Kentei Pre-1)
five
ゴ い いつ (1st, N5)