"Nihongo" meaning in English

See Nihongo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Nihongo.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Aquild-Nihongo.wav , Aquild-Nihongo-anglicized.wav
Etymology: From Japanese Nihongo, the romaji of 日本語(にほんご) (nihongo). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|Nihongo|tr=-}} Japanese Nihongo, {{ja-r|日本語|にほんご}} 日本語(にほんご) (nihongo) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Nihongo (uncountable)
  1. (rare except in the Philippines; Japanism) Synonym of Japanese: the Japanese language. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Japanese, Languages Synonyms: Japanese [synonym, synonym-of]
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Download raw JSONL data for Nihongo meaning in English (2.4kB)

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