日本語

See also: 日本语

Chinese
the sun's origin; where the sun originates; Japan
 
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

Japanese
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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

日本語 (hiragana にほんご, rōmaji nihongo, alternative reading にっぽんご, rōmaji nippongo)

  1. the Japanese language
    • 2002 March 9, Hotta, Yumi; Obata, Takeshi, “第だい131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? Warukunai 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.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →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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