本ほん土ど方ほう言げん

noun

mainland Japanese dialects

Linguistic term referring to Japanese dialects spoken on the main islands (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, etc.), as opposed to the Ryukyuan languages. Used in academic or comparative contexts.

• 本ほん土ど方ほう言げんと琉りゅう球きゅう諸しょ語ごの比ひ較かく研けん究きゅうが進すすんでいる。

  Comparative research on mainland Japanese dialects and Ryukyuan languages is progressing.