Nihongo
What Tokyo speaks
Nihongo is the Japanese word for the Japanese language.
English speakers occasionally use it when discussing Japanese or when learning it: I'm studying nihongo, My nihongo isn't very good.
The word appears in language-learning contexts and among enthusiasts of Japanese culture.
Chinese symbols in Japanese
- hiraganaJapanese phonetic alphabet
- katakanaJapanese phonetic writing system
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- scriptWritten words for performance
calligraphy · brush · ink · stroke · radical · romaji · logogram · orthography
Of or from Nippon
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- vocabularyOne's word collection
grammar · syntax · particles · honorifics · conjugation · expression · comprehension · listening
East Asian archipelago nation
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- literatureBody of written works
poetry · haiku · tanka · proverbs · idioms · wordplay · puns · word origins
Academic subject manual
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- immersionState of being submerged
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
- classroomEducational instruction space
study · drills · exercises · lessons · flashcards · beginner · intermediate · advanced
Science of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- pragmaticsLanguage-in-context study
- sociolinguisticsStudy of language variation
etymology · dialectology · language family · Ainu · agglutinative
kanji
Chinese symbols in Japanese
- hiraganaJapanese phonetic alphabet
- katakanaJapanese phonetic writing system
- charactersPersons in a narrative
script · calligraphy · brush · ink · stroke · radical · romaji · logogram · orthography · cursive
Japanese
Of or from Nippon
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
vocabulary · grammar · syntax · particles · honorifics · conjugation · expression · comprehension · listening · speaking
Japan
East Asian archipelago nation
literature · poetry · haiku · tanka · proverbs · idioms · wordplay · puns · word origins
textbook
Academic subject manual
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- immersionState of being submerged
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
classroom · study · drills · exercises · lessons · flashcards · beginner · intermediate · advanced · practice
phonology
Science of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- pragmaticsLanguage-in-context study
sociolinguistics · etymology · dialectology · language family · Ainu · agglutinative