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かんご 漢語
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Noun
1. Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word​
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2. language of the Han people; Chinese​See also 中国語
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3. Sino-Japanese vocabulary​Sino-Japanese, or Kango in Japanese, refers to that portion of the Japanese vocabulary that originated in the Chinese language or has been created from elements borrowed from Chinese. Some grammatical or sentence patterns can also be identified with Sino-Japanese. Sino-Japanese vocabulary is referred to in Japanese as kango (漢語), meaning 'Chinese words'. Kango is one of three broad categories into which the Japanese vocabulary is divided.
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