日本語

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See also: 日本语

Chinese

the sun's origin; where the sun originates; Japan
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
trad. (日本語) 日本 語
simp. (日本语) 日本 语

Pronunciation

Noun

日本語

  1. Japanese language

Usage notes

  • Like Nihongo in English, 日本語／日本语 (Rìběnyǔ) is usually restricted to linguistic and language learning contexts, whilst 日文 (Rìwén) and 日語／日语 (Rìyǔ) are more commonly used in written and conversational situations respectively.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 日語 (“Japanese language”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 日語, 日文, 日本語
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 日文, 日語, 日本話
Singapore 日文, 日語
Cantonese Hong Kong 日文, 㗎文, 㗎話
Dongguan 㗎佬話
Singapore (Guangfu) 日本話
Hakka Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 日本話
Southern Min Xiamen 日語
Quanzhou 日語
Zhangzhou 日語
Tainan 日語, 日文
Penang (Hokkien) 日本話
Singapore (Hokkien) 日本話
Manila (Hokkien) 日本話
Wu Shanghai 日文, 日本閒話

Japanese

 日本語 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
日 本 語
にち > にっ
Grade: 1 		ほん > ぽん
Grade: 1 		ご
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
日 本 語
にち > に
Grade: 1 		ほん
Grade: 1 		ご
Grade: 2
irregular on'yomi

Etymology

From 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 語 (-go, “language”).

Pronunciation

Noun

日(に)本(ほん)語(ご) or 日(にっ)本(ぽん)語(ご) • (nihongo or nippongo) 

  1. the Japanese language
    • 2002 March 9, Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第(だい)131(ひゃくさんじゅういち)局(きょく)　試(ため)される伊(い)角(すみ) [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 56:
      オレの日(に)本(ほん)語(ご)どう？悪(わる)くないだろ　韓(かん)国(こく)語(ご)と英(えい)語(ご)も話(はな)すんだぜ　趣(しゅ)味(み)だな語(ご)学(がく)は
      Ore no Nihongo dō? Waruku nai daro Kankokugo to Eigo mo hanasu n da ze shumi da na gogaku wa
      How’s my Japanese? Not bad, right? I also speak Korean and English. I like learning languages.

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
日本語

Noun

日本語 • (ilboneo) (hangeul 일본어)

  1. hanja form? of 일본어 (“Japanese language”)
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