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日本語 (nihongo) Japanese meaning: Japanese (language) | Kotomora
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He is good at Japanese, isn't he?
Usage patterns 日に 本ほん 語ご で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something in Japanese
Please speak in Japanese.
日に 本ほん 語ご を 勉べん 強きょう する to study Japanese
I study Japanese every day.
日に 本ほん 語ご が 上じょう 手ず だ to be good at Japanese
〈 物もの 〉 を 日に 本ほん 語ご に 訳やく す to translate something into Japanese
I translated this book into Japanese.
Expressions 日本語でおｋにほんごでおけ you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese? Related words 国語 refers to Japanese as a school subject for native speakers, while 日本語 refers to the Japanese language itself, often from a learner's or general perspective.
中国語 refers to the Chinese language, while 日本語 refers to the Japanese language; they are parallel language names, not interchangeable.
日本語 is the ordinary, everyday word for the Japanese language, while 和語 in this sense is a rarer, more formal way of referring to the language itself.
日本語 is the ordinary word for the Japanese language, whereas ジャパニーズ appears mainly in course names or international, English-flavored contexts.
Etymology Compound of 日本 (にほん, Japan) + 語 (ご, language). The reading にっぽんご uses the alternative reading にっぽん for 日本, which is less common in modern standard Japanese but still recognized.
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版ばん
Japanese version; Japanese edition
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Japanese language specialist; linguist specializing in Japanese
Japanese-language support
Japanese textbook
Japanese-language education (for non-native speakers)
