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日本語学 (にほんごがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日本にほん語ご学がく

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Meanings

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noun

Japanese linguistics

Academic field studying the Japanese language, including its grammar, history, and dialects.

彼かれは大だい学がくで日本にほん語ご学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in Japanese linguistics at university.
日本にほん語ご学がくの観かん点てんから方ほう言げんの変へん化

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する

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Analyze dialect changes from the perspective of Japanese linguistics.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
本book, present, main
語word, speech, language
学study, learning, science

Similar words

国こく語ご学がく
国語学 traditionally refers to the study of Japanese as a national language, often with a prescriptive or historical focus, while 日本語学 is a broader, more modern term for Japanese linguistics as a descriptive science.
言げん語ご学がく
言語学 is general linguistics, while 日本語学 specifically studies the Japanese language.

Etymology

Compound of 日本語 (Japanese language) and 学 (study, -ology).