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方言学 (ほうげんがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

方ほう言げん学がく

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Meanings

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noun

dialectology

Academic field studying regional and social dialects of a language.

彼かれは大だい学がくで方ほう言げん学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in dialectology at university.
方ほう言げん学がくの研けん究きゅうには現げん地ち調ちょう査さが

欠か

かせ

ない

。

Fieldwork is essential for research in dialectology.

Kanji

方direction, person, alternative
言say, word
学study, learning, science

Similar words

方ほう言げん
方言 refers to a dialect itself, while 方言学 is the academic study of dialects.
言げん語ご学がく
言語学 is general linguistics, whereas 方言学 focuses specifically on dialects.

Etymology

Compound of 方言 (dialect) and 学 (study, -ology).