公用語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
公	用	語
こう Grade: 2	よう Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

公用(こうよう) (kōyō) + 語(ご) (-go)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːjo̞ːɡo̞]
• (Tokyo) こーよーご [kòóyóógó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

公(こう)用(よう)語(ご) • (kōyōgo) 

1. official language or languages

References

• Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
公	用	語

Noun

公用語 • (gong'yong'eo) (hangeul 공용어)

1. hanja form^? of 공용어 (“official language”)