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Nihongo

Nihongo noun: synonym of Japanese: the Japanese language.

Noun

Nihongo (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, rare) Synonym of Japanese: the Japanese language.
    Synonyms:
    Japanese

Synonyms of Nihongo

Origin of Nihongo

From Japanese Nihongo, the romaji of 日本語(にほんご) (nihongo).

Words formed from Nihongo

Questions about Nihongo

What does Nihongo mean?
Nihongo means synonym of Japanese: the Japanese language.
What part of speech is Nihongo?
Nihongo is a noun.

Words near Nihongo in the dictionary

  1. Nihoa
  2. Nihon
  3. Nihonbashi
  4. nihonga
  5. Nihonglish
  6. Nihongo
  7. nihonium
  8. Nihonjinron
  9. Nihonmatsu
  10. NIHR
  11. Nihung

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