# 日語
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Rìyǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄩˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jat$^6$ jyu$^5$
* Eastern Min (BUC): nĭk-ngṳ̄
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): li̍t-gú / li̍t-gír / ji̍t-gí / ji̍t-gú
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^8$zeq-gniu$_6$ / $^8$zeq-gniu$_4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Rìyǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Rìhyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: Jih$^4$-yü$^3$
*** Yale: R̀-yǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ryhyeu
*** Palladius: Жиюй (Žijuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐ̩⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jat$^6$ jyu$^5$
*** Yale: yaht yúh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jat$^9$ jy$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yed$^6$ yu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐt̚² jyː¹³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nĭk-ngṳ̄
*** Sinological IPA : /nˡiʔ⁵⁻³³ ŋy³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-gú
*** Tâi-lô: li̍t-gú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lidguo
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lit̚⁴⁻³² ɡu⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-gír
*** Tâi-lô: li̍t-gír
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lit̚²⁴⁻² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-gí
*** Tâi-lô: ji̍t-gí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jidgie
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zit̚⁴⁻³² ɡi⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡi⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Tainan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-gú
*** Tâi-lô: ji̍t-gú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jidguo
*** IPA (Tainan): /d͡zit̚⁴⁻¹ ɡu⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$zeq-gniu$_6$
*** MiniDict: zeh$^入$ nyu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$zeq-nyy$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲy²³/
** (Northern: Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^8$zeq-gniu$_4$
*** MiniDict: zeh$^入$ nyu$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /zəʔ²² n̠ʲy¹³/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

日語
* Japanese language

##### Usage notes

* 日語／日语 (Rìyǔ) is more commonly used in spoken Mandarin, whilst 日文 (Rìwén) is more commonly used in written texts. Like Nihongo in English, 日本語／日本语 (Rìběnyǔ) is usually restricted to linguistic and language learning contexts.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 日語, 日文, 日本語 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 日文, 日語, 日本話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 日文, 日語 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 日文, 㗎文, 㗎話 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 㗎佬話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 日本話 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 日本話 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 日語 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 日語 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 日語 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 日語, 日文 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 日本話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 日本話 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 日本話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 日文, 日本閒話 |

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

日語
* (obsolete) Spanish language

##### Synonyms

* 西班牙語／西班牙语 (xībānyáyǔ)
* 西班牙文 (xībānyáwén)
* 西語／西语 (xīyǔ)
* 西文 (xīwén)
* 西班牙話／西班牙话 (xībānyáhuà)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 日 | 語 |
| にち Grade: 1 | ご Grade: 2 |
| goon ||

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɲ̟it͡ɕiɡo̞]

### Noun

日(にち)語(ご) • (nichigo)
* Japanese language
    Synonym: 日本語 (nihongo)

### References

* “日語”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
* “日語” in Weblio Dictionary.

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 日 | 語 |

### Proper noun

日語 • (Ireo) (hangeul 일어)
* hanja form of 일어 (“Japanese language”)