What does 語学 (gogaku | ごがく) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

私は言語学専攻です。
watashi wa gengo gaku senkō desu.
My field of study is linguistics. | My major is linguistics.

それが最良の英語学習法だ。
sore ga sairyō no eigo gakushū hō da.
That's the best approach to the study of English.

どんな語学も短期では無理だ。
donna gogaku mo tanki de wa muri da.
Whatever language you study, it takes time.

彼は言語学の研究に没頭している。
kare wa gengo gaku no kenkyū ni bottō shi te iru.
He is absorbed in the study of linguistics.

彼は数ヶ国語を言語学的に研究した。
kare wa sū kakoku go o gengo gaku teki ni kenkyū shi ta.
He made a linguistic study of languages.

彼女は語学力を活かせる仕事を探している。
kanojo wa gogaku ryoku o ika seru shigoto o sagashi te iru.
She is looking for a job where she can make use of her foreign language ability.

言語学は言語を記述しようとする学問である。
gengo gaku wa gengo o kijutsu shiyo u to suru gakumon de aru.
Linguistics is the discipline which aims to describe language.

当分、この語学学校でフランス語を勉強します。
tōbun, kono gogaku gakkō de furansugo o benkyō shi masu.
For the time being, I am studying French at this language school.

プレインイングリッシュは語学習得の近道です。
purein ingurijju wa gogaku shūtoku no chikamichi desu.
Plain English is a shortcut to the goal of language learning.

これは私の語学の能力を有利に使える好機である。
kore wa watashi no gogaku no nōryoku o yūri ni tsukaeru kōki de aru.
This will be a good opportunity for me to use my language skills to my advantage.

何世紀も、読み書きに焦点を絞る語学教育である。
nani seiki mo, yomikaki ni shōten o shiboru gogaku kyōiku de aru.
For centuries, foreign language teaching focused on reading and writing.

恋人は外国語学校に勤めていて、その勤務がとても好きようだ。
koibito wa gaikoku go gakkō ni tsutome te i te, sono kinmu ga totemo suki yō da.
My lover works at a language school and loves it very much. | My girlfriend works at a language school and loves it very much. | My boyfriend works at a language school and loves it very much. | My significant other works at a language school and loves it very much. | My SO works at a language school and loves it very much.

この語学センターでは、英語をはじめ世界１５か国の外国語が学べる。
kono gogaku sentā de wa, eigo o hajime sekai ichi go kakoku no gaikoku go ga manaberu.
At this language centre, about 15 international languages are taught, including English.

効果的に意志の疎通を図るのに他の語学を知っているだけでは、十分ではない。
kōka teki ni ishi no sotsū o hakaru noni ta no gogaku o shitte iru dake de wa, jūbun de wa nai.
In order to bring about an effective agreement of wills, it is not sufficient to study other languages.

ケベック、カナダにあるフランス語語学スクールの最も安い料金を保証します。
kebekku, kanada ni aru furansugo gogaku sukūru no mottomo yasui ryōkin o hoshō shi masu.
We guarantee the cheapest price for a French language school in Quebec, Canada.

彼は自分の語学力の源として、幼少期からたくさんの競走馬の名前を覚えていたことを挙げた。
kare wa jibun no gogaku ryoku no minamoto toshite, yōshō ki kara takusan no kyōsō ba no namae o oboe te i ta koto o age ta.
He gave his remembering of race horse names when he was a child as the source of his language ability.

トムは10ヶ国語がぺらぺらという語学の天才だが、数学は大の苦手で簡単な1次方程式も解けない。
tomu wa 10 kakoku go ga perapera toyū gogaku no tensai da ga, sūgaku wa dai no nigate de kantan na 1 ji hōteishiki mo toke nai.
Tom is a language genius who speaks 10 languages fluently, but he's really bad at maths and can't even solve a simple first-order equation.

純粋に語学力を上げたいなら翻訳なんかには関わらない方がいいのかもしらんが、もともと遊びなので楽しければいいかなと思ってる。
junsui ni gogaku ryoku o age tai nara honyaku nanka ni wa kakawara nai hō ga ī no kamo shiran ga, motomoto asobi na node tanoshikere ba ī ka na to omotteru.
If you truly want to upgrade your language skills, then translation might not be the best way to do it, but you're really just playing around, so I believe that if you find it fun, then more power to you.

このメルマガは、昨今の語学産業界の甘言に躍らされることなく、文法解釈という古典的学習法こそ王道と信じて疑わない方のためのメルマガです。
kono merumaga wa, sakkon no gogaku sangyū kai no kangen ni odora sa reru koto naku, bunpō kaishaku toyū koten teki gakushū hō koso ōdō to shinji te utagawa nai hō no tame no merumaga desu.
This e-zine is for those who, unswayed by the cajolery of the modern language industry, firmly trust that the traditional learning method of grammatical analysis is the way to go.

	The Japanese word
	語学
	is pronounced
	gogaku \| ごがく
	means
	language study

	Examples:
	私は言語学専攻です。 watashi wa gengo gaku senkō desu. My field of study is linguistics. \| My major is linguistics.
	それが最良の英語学習法だ。 sore ga sairyō no eigo gakushū hō da. That's the best approach to the study of English.
	どんな語学も短期では無理だ。 donna gogaku mo tanki de wa muri da. Whatever language you study, it takes time.
	彼は言語学の研究に没頭している。 kare wa gengo gaku no kenkyū ni bottō shi te iru. He is absorbed in the study of linguistics.
	彼は数ヶ国語を言語学的に研究した。 kare wa sū kakoku go o gengo gaku teki ni kenkyū shi ta. He made a linguistic study of languages.
	彼女は語学力を活かせる仕事を探している。 kanojo wa gogaku ryoku o ika seru shigoto o sagashi te iru. She is looking for a job where she can make use of her foreign language ability.
	言語学は言語を記述しようとする学問である。 gengo gaku wa gengo o kijutsu shiyo u to suru gakumon de aru. Linguistics is the discipline which aims to describe language.
	当分、この語学学校でフランス語を勉強します。 tōbun, kono gogaku gakkō de furansugo o benkyō shi masu. For the time being, I am studying French at this language school.
	プレインイングリッシュは語学習得の近道です。 purein ingurijju wa gogaku shūtoku no chikamichi desu. Plain English is a shortcut to the goal of language learning.
	これは私の語学の能力を有利に使える好機である。 kore wa watashi no gogaku no nōryoku o yūri ni tsukaeru kōki de aru. This will be a good opportunity for me to use my language skills to my advantage.
	何世紀も、読み書きに焦点を絞る語学教育である。 nani seiki mo, yomikaki ni shōten o shiboru gogaku kyōiku de aru. For centuries, foreign language teaching focused on reading and writing.
	恋人は外国語学校に勤めていて、その勤務がとても好きようだ。 koibito wa gaikoku go gakkō ni tsutome te i te, sono kinmu ga totemo suki yō da. My lover works at a language school and loves it very much. \| My girlfriend works at a language school and loves it very much. \| My boyfriend works at a language school and loves it very much. \| My significant other works at a language school and loves it very much. \| My SO works at a language school and loves it very much.
	この語学センターでは、英語をはじめ世界１５か国の外国語が学べる。 kono gogaku sentā de wa, eigo o hajime sekai ichi go kakoku no gaikoku go ga manaberu. At this language centre, about 15 international languages are taught, including English.
	効果的に意志の疎通を図るのに他の語学を知っているだけでは、十分ではない。 kōka teki ni ishi no sotsū o hakaru noni ta no gogaku o shitte iru dake de wa, jūbun de wa nai. In order to bring about an effective agreement of wills, it is not sufficient to study other languages.
	ケベック、カナダにあるフランス語語学スクールの最も安い料金を保証します。 kebekku, kanada ni aru furansugo gogaku sukūru no mottomo yasui ryōkin o hoshō shi masu. We guarantee the cheapest price for a French language school in Quebec, Canada.
	彼は自分の語学力の源として、幼少期からたくさんの競走馬の名前を覚えていたことを挙げた。 kare wa jibun no gogaku ryoku no minamoto toshite, yōshō ki kara takusan no kyōsō ba no namae o oboe te i ta koto o age ta. He gave his remembering of race horse names when he was a child as the source of his language ability.
	トムは10ヶ国語がぺらぺらという語学の天才だが、数学は大の苦手で簡単な1次方程式も解けない。 tomu wa 10 kakoku go ga perapera toyū gogaku no tensai da ga, sūgaku wa dai no nigate de kantan na 1 ji hōteishiki mo toke nai. Tom is a language genius who speaks 10 languages fluently, but he's really bad at maths and can't even solve a simple first-order equation.
	純粋に語学力を上げたいなら翻訳なんかには関わらない方がいいのかもしらんが、もともと遊びなので楽しければいいかなと思ってる。 junsui ni gogaku ryoku o age tai nara honyaku nanka ni wa kakawara nai hō ga ī no kamo shiran ga, motomoto asobi na node tanoshikere ba ī ka na to omotteru. If you truly want to upgrade your language skills, then translation might not be the best way to do it, but you're really just playing around, so I believe that if you find it fun, then more power to you.
	このメルマガは、昨今の語学産業界の甘言に躍らされることなく、文法解釈という古典的学習法こそ王道と信じて疑わない方のためのメルマガです。 kono merumaga wa, sakkon no gogaku sangyū kai no kangen ni odora sa reru koto naku, bunpō kaishaku toyū koten teki gakushū hō koso ōdō to shinji te utagawa nai hō no tame no merumaga desu. This e-zine is for those who, unswayed by the cajolery of the modern language industry, firmly trust that the traditional learning method of grammatical analysis is the way to go.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org