共通語

See also: 共通语

Chinese

common; shared; universal
 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (共通語) 共通 語
simp. (共通语) 共通 语

Pronunciation


Noun

共通語

  1. (linguistics) common language; lingua franca

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (共通語):
  • → Japanese: 共(きょう)通(つう)語(ご) (kyōtsūgo)
  • → Korean: 공통어(共通語) (gongtong'eo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
共 通 語
きょう
Grade: 4
つう
Grade: 2
ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

共(きょう)通(つう)語(ご) • (kyōtsūgo) 

  1. common language, lingua franca
    英(えい)語(ご)は世(せ)界(かい)の共(きょう)通(つう)語(ご)である。
    Eigo wa sekai no kyōtsūgo de aru.
    English is the common language of the world.

Usage notes

  • In Japan, 共通語 often refers specifically to Standard Japanese.

See also

References

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