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    漢語

    漢かん語ご

    Japanese word of Chinese origin

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    かんご

    Noun

    1.
    Japanese word of Chinese origin, Sino-Japanese word
    2.
    language of the Han people, Chinese

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    漢かん語ごは日に本ほん語ごの語ご彙いの大 部 分 を占しめる。

    Sino-Japanese words make up a large part of Japanese vocabulary.

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    日に本ほん語ごには、漢かん語ごの他ほかに和わ語ごや外がい来らい語ごがある。

    In addition to Sino-Japanese words, Japanese also has native Japanese words and loanwords.

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    この単たん語ごは和わ語ごではなく漢かん語ごだ。

    This word is a Sino-Japanese word, not a native Japanese word.

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    専せん門もん的てきな文ぶん章しょうでは、漢かん語ごが多おおく用もちいられる傾けい向こうがある。

    In specialized texts, Sino-Japanese words tend to be used frequently.

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    漢かん語ごの読よみ方かたは音おん読よみが基き本ほんだ。

    The reading of Sino-Japanese words is basically the On'yomi.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    漢
    Sino-・China
    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
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