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How to say 'Native word' in Japanese | 和語

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The Japanese word for Native word is 'Wago', written as 和語 in Japanese.'Native word' in hiragana is わご.

    word

    和語

    Meaning

    Native word

    Reading

    わご

    wago

    Kanji

    和Peace 語Language, Word

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '和語 (わご)' refers to words that are native to the Japanese language, as opposed to loanwords or words derived from Chinese (漢語, かんご). These words are often written in hiragana or kanji with kun'yomi readings. For example: The word 'yama' (mountain) is a native Japanese word「山は和語です」(やまはわごです). Another example: The word 'kawa' (river) is also a native Japanese word「川は和語です」(かわはわごです). Understanding the distinction between '和語' and other types of words is important for studying Japanese etymology and vocabulary.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    6097

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 和語

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    和

    Meaning

    Peace

  • kanji

    語

    Meaning

    Language, Word

Words Related to 和語 Through the Kanji 和

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 和 as well.

  • word

    平和

    Meaning

    Peace

  • word

    昭和

    Meaning

    Showa

  • word

    英和

    Meaning

    English Japanese

  • word

    共和

    Meaning

    Republic

  • word

    緩和

    Meaning

    Relief, Mitigation

  • word

    和

    Meaning

    Harmony

  • word

    和らげる

    Meaning

    Soften

  • word

    和風

    Meaning

    Japanese style

  • word

    和食

    Meaning

    Japanese food

  • word

    和やか

    Meaning

    Harmonious

  • word

    和らぐ

    Meaning

    Soften

  • word

    和式

    Meaning

    Japanese style

  • word

    和英

    Meaning

    Japanese and English

  • word

    和服

    Meaning

    Kimono

  • word

    和室

    Meaning

    Tatami

  • word

    調和

    Meaning

    Harmony

  • word

    違和

    Meaning

    Discomfort

Words Related to 和語 Through the Kanji 語

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 語 as well.

  • word

    語

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    語る

    Meaning

    Tell

  • word

    外国語

    Meaning

    Foreign language

  • word

    英語

    Meaning

    English

  • word

    言語

    Meaning

    Language

  • word

    物語

    Meaning

    Tale

  • word

    敬語

    Meaning

    Honorifics

  • word

    外来語

    Meaning

    Loanword

  • word

    語学

    Meaning

    Languages

  • word

    共通語

    Meaning

    Common language

  • word

    用語

    Meaning

    Term

  • word

    国語

    Meaning

    National language, Japanese language

  • word

    単語

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    物語る

    Meaning

    Indicate, Tell

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