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にほんご・にっぽんご【日本語】

nihongo · nippongo

Definition

Noun

  1. (Language) Japanese; the Japanese language

Etymology

Derived from にほん・にっぽん【日本】 nihon ~ nippon "Japan" and the suffix 【語】 go "language".

Notes

The form にっぽんご nippongo is considered more antiquated than にほんご nihongo and is therefore more common in formal works or works that wish to emphasize the term or its historicity.

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OrthographyForm
Kanji日本語
Kanaにほんご
にっぽんご
Romanizationnihongo
nippongo

意味:にほんご・にっぽんご【日本語】、ひょうじゅんご【標準語】、こくご【国語】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, July 5). にほんご・にっぽんご【日本語】 : nihongo · nippongo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2315/nihongo-nippongo/.