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Sino-Japanese vocabulary, also known as kango (Japanese: 漢語, pronounced, "Han words"), is a subset of Japanese vocabulary that originated in Chinese or was created from elements borrowed from Chinese. Some grammatical structures and sentence patterns can also be identified as Sino-Japanese.
In Japanese, synonyms are called dōgigo (kanji: 同義語) or ruigigo (kanji: 類義語). [2] Full synonymy, however, is rare. In general, native Japanese words may have broader meanings than those that are borrowed, Sino-Japanese words tend to suggest a more formal tone, while Western borrowed words more modern. [1]
11 can be read as "wan-wan", which is commonly used in Japan as an onomatopoeia for a dog barking. 16 can be read as "hi-ro", Hiro being a common Japanese given name. 16 is also a common age for anime and manga protagonists [citation needed] (i.e., heroes). 26 can be read as "fu-ro" (風呂), meaning "bath".
The Japanese names for Japan are Nihon (にほん ⓘ) and Nippon (にっぽん ⓘ). They are both written in Japanese using the kanji 日本. Since the third century, Chinese called the people of the Japanese archipelago something like "ˀWâ" (倭), which can also mean "dwarf" or "submissive".
The sound-symbolic words of Japanese can be classified into four main categories: [4] [5] Animate phonomime (擬声語, giseigo) words that mimic sounds made by living things, like a dog's bark (wan-wan). Inanimate phonomime (擬音語, giongo) words that mimic sounds made by inanimate objects, like wind blowing or rain falling (zā-zā).
The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking to, or referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns.
Japan, one of the most earthquake-prone nations on earth, issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful quake struck off the southeastern coast of the southern main ...
Toki Pona has words for one (wan), two (tu), and many (mute). In addition, ala can mean zero, although its meaning is no, none, and ale (lit. ' all ') can express an infinite or immense amount. [2] The simplest number system uses these five roots to express any amount necessary. For numbers larger than two, speakers would use mute which means ...