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ラテン語 (ラテンご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ラテン語ご

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テ

ン

ご

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Latin (language)

Refers to the Latin language, including classical, medieval, and modern usage.

彼かれは大だい学がくでラテン語ごを勉べん強きょうしている。
He is studying Latin at university.
この教きょう会かいの碑ひ文ぶんはラテン語ごで書かかれ

て

いる

。

The inscription in this church is written in Latin.

Written forms

ラテン語ご
Standard modern spelling using katakana for the loanword portion and the kanji 語 for 'language'.
拉丁語らてんご
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
羅ら甸てん語ご
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
羅ら典てん語ご
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

語word, speech, language
拉Latin, kidnap, crush
丁street, ward, town
羅

Etymology

From English 'Latin' or Portuguese 'latim', combined with the Japanese suffix 語 (go, 'language'). The ateji spellings are historical and no longer common.

gauze, thin silk, Rome

甸region around the imperial capital, outskirts

典code, ceremony, law