Japonic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin japonicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈpɒnɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Proper noun

Japonic

1. A language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages.

Translations

language family spoken in Japan

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 日本-琉球語系／日本-琉球语系 (Rìběn-Liúqiú yǔxì)

• Dutch: Japans (nl)
• Finnish: japanilaiset kielet pl
• French: japonique
• Japanese: 日本語族 (ja) (にほんごぞく, nihongozoku), 日琉語族 (にちりゅうごぞく, nichiryū gozoku), ジャポニック語族 (ジャポニックごぞく, japonikku gozoku), 日本‐琉球語族 (にほん-りゅうきゅうごぞく, Nihon-Ryūkyū gozoku)
• Korean: 일본어족 (ilboneojok)
• Russian: япо́но-рюкю́ские языки́ m pl (japóno-rjukjúskije jazykí)
• Spanish: japónico

Adjective

Japonic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Japonic language family.

   Ryukyuan is a Japonic language.

Translations

of or pertaining to the Japonic language family

• Finnish: japanilainen (fi)

Related terms

• Japonically
• Japonicize

Further reading

• Japonic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia