Chinese

Proper noun

日本語

1. the Japanese language

Synonyms

• 日文 (Rìwén)
• 日語／日语 (Rìyǔ)

Usage notes

• Like Nihongo in English, 日本語／日本语 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.

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 日本 ‎(Nihon, “Japan”) +‎ 語 ‎(go, “language”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) にほんご [nìhóńgó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [nihõ̞ŋɡ̃o̞]

Proper noun

日本語 ‎(hiragana にほんご, romaji Nihongo)

1. the Japanese language

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Proper noun

日本語 • ‎(Ilboneo) ‎(hangeul 일본어)

1. Hanja form^? of 일본어, “Japanese language”.