See also: 西语

Chinese edit

west
 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (西語) 西
simp. (西语) 西

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

西語

  1. Western language
  2. Short for 西班牙語西班牙语 (xībānyáyǔ, “Spanish language”).

Synonyms edit

  • (Western language): 西文 (xīwén)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
西
せい
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology edit

西(せい) (sei, which is an ateji (当て字) abbreviation for 西班牙(スペイン) (Supein, Spain)) + () (go, language)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

西(せい)() (seigo

  1. Spanish language
    Synonym: スペイン語