日本語(にほんご)— Japanese (language)
日本語 で 話します。
I’ll speak in Japanese.
日本語にほんご
Japanese (language)
にほんご
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Words
日本語nihongoJapanese
でdein (language used)
話しますhanashimasuspeak (polite)
Kanji
日ニチ・ ジツ・ ひday; sun
本ホン・ もとbook; origin
語ゴ・ かた(る)language; speak
語 marks a language name. Compare 英語, “English,” and 中国語, “Chinese.” Language names do not always come from simply adding 語 to the full name of a country.
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