"kango" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ Forms: kango [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 漢(かん)語(ご) (kango), from Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”), compare modern Mandarin 漢語/汉语 (Hànyǔ, “Chinese language”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|漢%語|かん%ご}} 漢(かん)語(ご) (kango), {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|漢語|Han, Chinese + speech, language|id=1,1}} 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|漢語|Chinese language}} 漢語/汉语 (Hànyǔ, “Chinese language”) Head templates: {{en-noun|kango}} kango (plural kango)
  1. A Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word). Wikipedia link: Sino-Japanese vocabulary Related terms: wasei kango, Sino-Japanese Translations (a Sino-Japanese word): 漢日詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 汉日词 (hànrìcí) (Chinese Mandarin), 漢日語 (Chinese Mandarin), 汉日语 (hànrìyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 漢語 (kango) (alt: かんご) (Japanese), 한어 (haneo) (alt: 漢語) (Korean), канго́ (kangó) [masculine, neuter] (Russian)

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