日語

See also: 日语

Chinese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1
Japan
 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (日語) 日 語
simp. (日语) 日 语

Noun

日語

  1. Japanese language
Usage notes
  • 日語／日语 (Rìyǔ) is more commonly used in spoken Mandarin, whilst 日文 (Rìwén) is more commonly used in written texts. Like Nihongo in English, 日本語／日本语 (Rìběnyǔ) is usually restricted to linguistic and language learning contexts.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 日語 (“Japanese language”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 日語, 日文, 日本語
Mandarin Taiwan 日文, 日語, 日本話
Singapore 日文, 日語
Cantonese Hong Kong 日文, 㗎文, 㗎話
Singapore (Guangfu) 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
Wu Shanghai 日文, 日本閒話

Etymology 2
Spain (short for 日斯巴尼亞)
 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (日語) 日 語
simp. (日语) 日 语

Noun

日語

  1. (obsolete) Spanish language

Korean
Hanja in this term
日語

Proper noun

日語 • (Ireo) (hangeul 일어)

  1. Hanja form? of 일어 (“Japanese language”).
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