(こくごきょういく)

こくごきょういく
noun
Japanese-language education; national-language education
education
1. Japanese-language education; teaching of the national language
The teaching of reading, writing, and the Japanese language to native speakers in schools. 国語(こくご) here means the national language, i.e. Japanese, as a school subject.
国語教育(こくごきょういく)大切(たいせつ)さ。
the importance of Japanese-language education.
Japanese-language education in elementary schools is being reexamined.
Instilling a habit of reading is also an important role of Japanese-language education.

Written 国語(こくご) (national language; Japanese as a school subject) + 教育(きょういく) (education). Distinct from teaching Japanese to foreigners.

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