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JLPT N5 · At school

外国語

がいこくご

foreign language

Stroke order of 外国語

3 characters, 27 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

外 · 5 strokes国 · 8 strokes語 · 14 strokes

Memory trick

外 is the evening moon outside, 国 a jewel in a border, 語 is words 言 spoken by me 吾.

Parts: 外 outside + 国 country + 語 language

The characters in 外国語

  • 外 そと — outside (5 strokes)
  • 国 くに — country (8 strokes)

Example sentence

外国語を勉強しています。

がいこくごをべんきょうしています。

I am studying a foreign language.

Words with 外

Words with 国

Words with 語

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