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漢かん語ご

nounnoun (generic)

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かんご

Meanings

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

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漢語かんごは日本語にほんごの語彙ごいの大部分だいぶぶんを占しめている。

Sino-Japanese words make up the majority of Japanese vocabulary.

この専門用語せんもんようごは漢語かんごから来きている。

This technical term comes from a Sino-Japanese word.

漢語かんごと和語わごの違ちがいを理解りかいすることは、日本語学習にほんごがくしゅうにおいて非常ひじょうに重要じゅうようだ。

Understanding the difference between Sino-Japanese words and native Japanese words is extremely important in learning Japanese.

多おおくの漢語かんごは音読おんよみで読よまれる。

Many Sino-Japanese words are read with on'yomi (Chinese-derived readings).

近代きんだい以降いこう、西洋せいようの概念がいねんを表あらわすために新あらたな漢語かんごが次々つぎつぎと作つくられた。

After the modern era, new Sino-Japanese words were created one after another to express Western concepts.

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与党よとう

ruling party, government party, party in power, government

領土りょうど

territory, domain, dominion, possession

連邦れんぽう

federation (of states), confederation, commonwealth, union

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与党よとう

ruling party, government party, party in power, government

領土りょうど

territory, domain, dominion, possession

連邦れんぽう

federation (of states), confederation, commonwealth, union

意向いこう

intention, inclination, mind, idea, wish, view

male (animal, plant); male; manly, brave, heroic; larger (of the two), greater; man; husband; male, man; excellence, greatness, best (of), great person, leading figure

総合そうごう

synthesis, combination, integration, putting together; general, combined, composite, mixed, integrated, comprehensive; synthesis, colligation