How to Say ‘Japanese’ in Japanese
日本語
nihon go
[nee-hon goh]
💬 Usage Tip: Add 語 (go) to a country name to get its language: 日本 (nihon) Japan becomes 日本語 (nihongo), and 中国 (chūgoku) China becomes 中国語.
Phrase Breakdown
日本
nihon
[nee-hon]
Japan
The country Japan; often used in museum exhibit names.
日本の歴史を見ます。
I will see the history of Japan.
語
go
[goh]
language
Suffix meaning language, attached to country names.
英語を話します。
I speak English.
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