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方言

ほうげん

noun

Meanings

1dialect
2provincialism

Example sentence

その言語学者はいくつかの中国語の方言を流暢に話す。

The linguist is fluent in several Chinese dialects.

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Kanji in this word

方Direction, Person, Alternative4 strokes 言Say, Word7 strokes

More words with 方

大方おおかた · almost allN1 外方そっぽ · look (or turn) the other wayN1 他方たほう · another sideN1 両方りょうほう · both sidesN4 方策ほうさく ·

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plan

N1

方式ほうしき · formN1

目方めかた · weightN1

遠方えんぽう · long wayN1

More words with 言

断言だんげん · assertionN1 発言はつげん · utteranceN1 無言むごん · silenceN1 予言よげん · predictionN1 言付けことづけ · to leave a messageN1 言い換えるいいかえる · to say in other words 言いなりいいなり · doing as one is told 助言じょげん · adviceN1

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