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日语 meaning in English

Rìyǔ

Japanese language

HSK 6nounTraditional 日語13 strokes

Meaning of 日语

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

Rìyǔ
  1. Japanese language

How to use 日语

日语 is the everyday word for the Japanese language, used for studying, speaking, or translating it. It follows the same pattern as 汉语 (Hànyǔ) and other language names. Example: 她会说日语。(Tā huì shuō Rìyǔ.) She can speak Japanese.

日 (rì) means sun, and 日本 (Rìběn), Japan, is the land of the rising sun. Add 语 (yǔ), language, and you get the language of the sun country: 日语.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 日本语 (Rìběnyǔ) by copying the Japanese word nihongo. In Chinese the normal word is simply 日语.

日语 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

从cóng今jīn天tiān开kāi始shǐ，我wǒ要yào学xué一yì点diǎn日rì语yǔ。
Starting from today, I am going to learn a little Japanese.
有yǒu很hěn多duō美měi国guó人rén会huì说shuō日rì语yǔ。
There are many Americans who can speak Japanese.
说shuō日rì语yǔ对duì我wǒ来lái说shuō很hěn容róng易yì。
Speaking Japanese is easy for me.
我wǒ问wèn问wèn他tā会huì不bú会huì说shuō日rì语yǔ。
I’ll go ask him if he can speak Japanese.
日rì本běn在zài日rì语yǔ中zhōng也yě叫jiào作zuò"Nihon"。
Japan is also called "Nihon" in Japanese.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

日 rì · sun · 4 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

语 yǔ · words · 9 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 日语.

生日shēngrìbirthday
日期rìqīdate
星期日xīngqīrìSunday
外语wàiyǔforeign language
汉语HànyǔChinese language
日子rìziday; a (calendar) date
英语YīngyǔEnglish (language)
语言yǔyánlanguage
节日jiérìholiday; festival
日报rìbàodaily newspaper
词语cíyǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical
日常rìchángday-to-day; daily; everyday

Questions about 日语

What does 日语 mean?

日语 (Rìyǔ) means "Japanese language" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 日语?

日语 is made of 2 characters: 日 (4 strokes), 语 (9 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 日语 an HSK word?

Yes. 日语 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 日语 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 日语 is written 日語.

What is the difference between 日语 and 日文?

Both mean Japanese. 日语 leans toward the spoken language and the language in general, while 日文 (Rìwén) often refers to written Japanese or texts, but in casual speech they overlap a lot.

How do I say a Japanese person in Chinese?

A Japanese person is 日本人 (Rìběnrén). Use 日语 only for the language, not for people or the country.

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