Japanese

Japanese translation: nihongo

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English term or phrase:japanese (language)
Japanese translation:nihongo
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02:31 Oct 30, 2000
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Japanese
I need the English word "Japanese" translated into Japanese.
Sofie
Nihon*
Explanation:
Hello,
The translation depends on the context :
Japanese language : nihongo
Japanese people/person : nihonjin
Elsewhere : Nihon no <name>
ex: a japaneseapple: nihon no ringo

Jya ne
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Nihon*


Explanation:
Hello,
The translation depends on the context :
Japanese language : nihongo
Japanese people/person : nihonjin
Elsewhere : Nihon no <name>
ex: a japaneseapple: nihon no ringo

Jya ne
Kodma

Kodma (X)
Local time: 10:39

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japanese
日本 (Nihon)


Explanation:
Hello!

There are more than one Japanese word that means "Japanese," depends on the context.

日本語 - Nihongo - Japanese language
日本の食べ物 - Nihon no tabemono - Japanese food (Literally: Japan's food)
日本人 - Japanese person (Person of Japan)

の(no) is a particle for someone who owns something (ex. George's House would be ジョージの家[Jooji no ie]). It can be for inanimate objects like I've mentioned above for Japanese food.

I hope it helped! :)


    Reference: http://jisho.org/sentences?jap=&eng=japanese
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