漢語／汉语 (hànyǔ) usually refers to spoken Chinese, however since 古代漢語／古代汉语 (gǔdài hànyǔ, “Old Chinese”) is only accessible to modern people in the written form, it can also refer to written Chinese depending on context. 漢語／汉语 (hànyǔ) can also imply 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, “Standard Mandarin Chinese”), especially in the term 現代漢語／现代汉语 (xiàndài hànyǔ, “Modern Chinese”). Ethnic minorities in China often refer to Standard Mandarin as 漢語／汉语 (hànyǔ) in order to contrast it with their respective ethnic languages.
kango: a Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word), such as 社会(shakai, “society”) or 共和国(kyōwakoku, “republic”)
Kango are usually written in kanji, and read with the on'yomi (音読み). Contrast with wago (和語)
Antonym:和語(wago)(Japanese word of native Japanese origin)
