Etymograph

English

Nihongo

Nihongo comes from Japanese Nihongo ‘Rōmaji transcription of にほんご’.

  1. JapanesemodernNihongo‘Rōmaji transcription of にほんご’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. JapanesemodernNihongo‘Rōmaji transcription of にほんご’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun Synonym of Japanese: the Japanese language.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese Nihongo / Nihongo