"漢語" meaning in Japanese

See 漢語 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kã̠ŋɡo̞] Forms: 漢語 [canonical] (ruby: (かん), ()), kango [romanization], 漢語 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=かんご}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|漢語|Han, Chinese + speech, language|id=1,1}} 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かんご}} 漢(かん)語(ご) • (kango)
  1. kango, a Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word)
    Sense id: en-漢語-ja-noun-9cOWOYtA Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 13 35 11 13 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 36 12 9 34 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 25 38 38 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 54 12 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 54 13 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 81 3 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 63 3 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 37 18 44 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 11 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 68 2 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 53 13 34
  2. (less commonly) the Chinese language Tags: uncommon Synonyms: 中国語
    Sense id: en-漢語-ja-noun-PYa-IliX Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō) Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 13 35 11 13 28 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 25 38 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 37 18 44
  3. the ancient Chinese language, the language of the Han (漢 /汉 (hàn)) ethnicity
    Sense id: en-漢語-ja-noun-07KyetRv Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Grammar, Linguistics Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 13 35 11 13 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 36 12 9 34 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 25 38 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 37 18 44 Disambiguation of Grammar: 18 33 49 Disambiguation of Linguistics: 8 26 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 音読み (on'yomi) (ruby: (おん), ())
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