西語
See also: 西语
Chinese edit
west | speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
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trad. (西語) | 西 | 語 | |
simp. (西语) | 西 | 语 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
西語
Synonyms edit
- (Western language): 西文 (xīwén)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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西 | 語 |
せい Grade: 2 |
ご Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
西 (sei, which is an ateji (当て字) abbreviation for 西班牙 (Supein, “Spain”)) + 語 (go, “language”)