現げん代だい国こく語ごMeaningsNoun1. modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)Kanji used現right now代substitute国country語languageComposed of現げん代だいpresent age; present day; today; modern era; modern timesNoun国こく語ごnational language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)Noun