kango
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Japanese 漢語 (kango), from Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”), compare modern Mandarin 漢語/汉语 (Hànyǔ, “Chinese language”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kango (plural kango)
- A Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word).
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a Sino-Japanese word
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Anagrams[edit]
Hausa[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kangō m (plural kangā̀yē, possessed form kangon)
- A deserted or dilapidated building.
- An empty container.
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
kango
Tok Pisin[edit]
Noun[edit]
kango
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