VocabularyHSK 3 · core

日语

Rìyǔ

Japanese language

Part of speech · noun

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Examples

我学日语。
I study Japanese.
日语很难?
Is Japanese hard?

Collocations

学日语说日语日语水平

Mnemonic

日语 Rìyǔ "Japanese language" — 日 (Japan abbr.) + 语 (language, traditional 語). Chinese uses 2-char abbreviation; Korean/Japanese use full 3 chars 日本語. Casual: 日本话 rìběnhuà.

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"Korean language" abbr.?