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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
See also
[edit]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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