Meaning

Primary

French Language

Alternative

French

Word Type

noun

Explanation

I bet you can guess that フランス means "France." So what happens when you add language to it? You get the "France Language" aka the French Language.

Reading

ふらんすご
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
フランスご
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is just the on'yomi reading for which is the reading you learned with the kanji. This is probably because it gets added onto a lot of other words so it's treated like a jukugo. For example: 日本語 = "Japanese Language." 中国語 = "Chinese Language." スペイン語 = "Spanish Language."

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • フランス語で話す

    to speak in French

    フランス語で言う

    to say in French

    フランス語で話しかける

    to speak to someone in French

Context Sentences

フランス語を学ぶために大学に行きました。

I went to college to learn French.

フランス語が上手なので、てっきりフランス人かと思ってました。

Your French is great and I thought you were a French person.

日本には、フランス語の本はあまりありません。

There are not many French books in Japan.

Kanji Composition