日語

日語

See also: 日语

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rìyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat⁶ jyu⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): li̍t-gú / li̍t-gír / li̍t-gí / ji̍t-gí / ji̍t-gír / ji̍t-gú / gi̍t-gí
• Wu (Wiktionary): zeq nyy (T5)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: rìyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ryhyeu
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat⁶ jyu⁵
    • Yale: yaht yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ yu⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² jyː¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-gú
    • Tâi-lô: li̍t-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lidguo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lit̚⁴⁻³² gu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-gír
    • Tâi-lô: li̍t-gír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lit̚²⁴⁻²² gɯ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /lit̚⁵⁴⁻³² gɯ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Tainan, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-gí
    • Tâi-lô: li̍t-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lidgie
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-gí
    • Tâi-lô: ji̍t-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jidgie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ gi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑit̚⁴⁻³² gi⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Sanxia, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-gír
    • Tâi-lô: ji̍t-gír
  • (Hokkien: Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-gú
    • Tâi-lô: ji̍t-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jidguo
  • (Hokkien: Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gi̍t-gí
    • Tâi-lô: gi̍t-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gidgie
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: zeq nyy (T5)
    • IPA ^(key): /z̻əʔ¹¹ n̠ʲy²³/

Etymology 1

		Japan	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (日語)		日	語
simp. (日语)		日	语

Noun

日語

1. Japanese language

Usage notes

• 日語／日语 (rìyǔ) is more commonly used in spoken Mandarin, whilst 日文 (rìwén) is more commonly used in written texts. Like Nihongo in English, 日本語／日本语 (rìběnyǔ) is usually restricted to linguistic and language learning contexts.

Synonyms

• 日文 (rìwén)
• 日本語／日本语 (rìběnyǔ)
• 日本話／日本话 (rìběnhuà)

Etymology 2

		Spain (short for 日斯巴尼亞)	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
simp. and trad. (日語)		日	語

Noun

日語

1. (obsolete) Spanish language

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Korean

Hanja in this term
日	語

Proper noun

日語 • (Ireo) (hangeul 일어)

1. Hanja form^? of 일어 (“Japanese language”).