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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
倭語 (rare)

Etymology edit

Probably a coinage in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of (wa, Japan, Japanese) +‎ (go, language, word).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()() (wago

  1. (dated) the Japanese language
  2. a Japanese word of ancient Japanese origin, such as 見る (miru, to look, to see), (hikari, shining, brightness), or (sakura, cherry tree, cherry blossom)

Usage notes edit

Wago may be written in kanji, kana, or both, and are read with the 訓読み (kun’yomi, native Japanese reading, literally meaning reading). Contrast with 漢語 (kango, Japanese word of Chinese origin, literally Han Chinese word).

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN