日文

Chinese

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Japan
 
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
simp. and trad.
(日文)

Noun

日文

  1. Japanese language (especially written)
Usage notes
  • 日文 (rìwén) is more commonly used in written contexts, whilst 日語日语 (rìyǔ) is more common in spoken contexts. Like Nihongo in English, 日本語日本语 (rìběnyǔ) is usually restricted to linguistic and language learning contexts.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Spain (short for 日斯巴尼亞)
 
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
simp. and trad.
(日文)

Noun

日文

  1. (obsolete) Spanish language
    南美各國日文日國通商條約 [MSC, trad.]
    南美各国日文日国通商条约 [MSC, simp.]
    From: 外交公報, 1921
    Nánměi gèguó duō yòng rìwén ér Rìguó yǔ zhī bìng wú tōngshāng tiáoyuē [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this example)
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