日語

See also: 日语

ChineseEdit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rìyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rìhyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: jih⁴-yü³
  - Yale: r̀-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ryhyeu
  - Palladius: жиюй (žijuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat⁶ jyu⁵
  - Yale: yaht yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² jyː¹³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: nĭk-ngṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡiʔ⁵⁻³³ ŋy³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-gú
  - Tâi-lô: li̍t-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lidguo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lit̚⁴⁻³² ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-gír
  - Tâi-lô: li̍t-gír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lit̚²⁴⁻² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-gí
  - Tâi-lô: ji̍t-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jidgie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑit̚⁴⁻³² ɡi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-gú
  - Tâi-lô: ji̍t-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jidguo
  - IPA (Tainan): /d͡ʑit̚⁴⁻¹ ɡu⁵³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ⁵zeq-nyy
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /z̥əʔ¹¹ n̠ʲy²³/

		Japan	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (日語)		日	語
simp. (日语)		日	语

日語

日語／日语 (rìyǔ) is more commonly used in spoken Mandarin, whilst 日文 (rìwén) is more commonly used in written texts. Like Nihongo in English, 日本語／日本语 (rìběnyǔ) is usually restricted to linguistic and language learning contexts.

Dialectal synonyms of 日語 (“Japanese language”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		日語, 日文, 日本語
Mandarin	Taiwan	日文, 日語, 日本話
Cantonese	Hong Kong	日文, 㗎文, 㗎話
Min Nan	Xiamen	日語
	Quanzhou	日語
	Zhangzhou	日語
	Tainan	日語, 日文

		Spain (short for 日斯巴尼亞)	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (日語)		日	語
simp. (日语)		日	语

日語

Hanja in this term
日	語

日語 • (Ireo) (hangeul 일어)