日本語
English meaning: Japanese Language
Japanese Definition
(日本語)日本語は主に日本で1億2,500万人が使用する言語で、言語孤立語（主要語族に属さない言語）に分類される。社会的関係を反映した複雑な敬語（けいご）体系を持つ。漢字・平仮名・片仮名を組み合わせる表記体系は世界で最も複雑なものの一つである。
English Definition
The language spoken by 125 million people, primarily in Japan. Japanese is a language isolate (unrelated to any major language family) with complex honorific speech levels (keigo) that reflect social relationships. The writing system combines kanji, hiragana, and katakana, making it one of the world's most complex writing systems.
Example
“日本語は世界で最も複雑な表記体系を持つ言語の一つです。”
In English: “Japanese is one of the languages with the most complex writing systems in the world.”
Synonyms
- 国語
- 和語
Literary Heritage
“あはれなることどもを書きおき侍りしかど、みな忘れにたること多かり”
/Aware na koto domo wo kaki oki haberishi kado, mina wasure ni taru koto ōkari/
“I wrote down many poignant things, but most of them I have already forgotten.”
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Language information
- Language
- 日本語
- Japanese
- Script
- Kana+Han
- Family
- Japonic
- Speakers
- 125M