中国語

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See also: 中国语

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中 国 語
ちゅう
Grade: 1 		こく > ごく
Grade: 2 		ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
中國語 (kyūjitai)
 中国語 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

中(ちゅう)国(ごく) (chūgoku, “China”) + 語(ご) (-go, “language”)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)国(ごく)語(ご) • (Chūgokugo) 

  1. Chinese (any language spoken in China)
  2. Chinese (class of languages)
  3. Chinese (Mandarin)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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