"英語" meaning in Japanese

See 英語 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [e̞ːɡo̞] Forms: 英語 [canonical] (ruby: (えい), ()), Eigo [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 英語/英语 (yīngyǔ), or a compound coined in Japan of 英 (ei, “England”) + 語 (-go, “language”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|zh|英語}} Chinese 英語/英语 (yīngyǔ), {{suffix|ja|英|語|t1=England|t2=language|tr1=ei|tr2=-go}} 英 (ei, “England”) + 語 (-go, “language”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|^えいご}} 英(えい)語(ご) • (Eigo)
  1. the English language Wikipedia link: ja:英語 Categories (topical): English, Languages Synonyms: 英吉利語 (igirisugo) (ruby: 英吉利(イギリス), ()) [obsolete], イギリス語 (igirisugo) (ruby: ()) [obsolete], イングリッシュ (ingurisshu) [informal] Derived forms: 英語ノート (eigo Nōto) (ruby: (えい), ()), 英語日記 (eigo nikki) (ruby: (), (いご), (にっ), ()), 現代英語: Modern English (gendai eigo) (ruby: (げん), (だい), (えい), ()), 和製英語 (wasei eigo) (ruby: (), (せい), (えい), ()) (english: Japanese pseudo-anglicism)

Alternative forms

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              "方",
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              "語",
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          "roman": "Ore no nihongo dō? Waruku nai daro Kankokugo to eigo mo hanasu n da ze Shumi da na gogaku wa",
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              "局",
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              "試",
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              "伊",
              "い"
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              "角",
              "すみ"
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              "語",
              "ご"
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              "悪",
              "わる"
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              "えい"
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              "ご"
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              "はな"
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              "しゅ"
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              "味",
              "み"
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              "語",
              "ご"
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              "学",
              "がく"
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              "方",
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              "えい"
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              "語",
              "ご"
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              "話",
              "はな"
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          "text": "貴方は英語が話せますか?"
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          "english": "How’s my Japanese? Not bad, right? I also speak Korean and English. I like learning languages.",
          "ref": "2002 March 9, Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第131局 試される伊角”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, page 56",
          "roman": "Ore no nihongo dō? Waruku nai daro Kankokugo to eigo mo hanasu n da ze Shumi da na gogaku wa",
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              "局",
              "きょく"
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              "試",
              "ため"
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              "伊",
              "い"
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              "すみ"
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              "に"
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              "本",
              "ほん"
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              "語",
              "ご"
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            ],
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            ],
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              "ご"
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              "英",
              "えい"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "話",
              "はな"
            ],
            [
              "趣",
              "しゅ"
            ],
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              "味",
              "み"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
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              "学",
              "がく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "オレの日本語どう?悪くないだろ 韓国語と英語も話すんだぜ 趣味だな語学は"
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