わご
和語
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
Japanese language
Noun
wago•native Japanese words (as opposed to Chinese-derived words and other loanwords)
Example Sentences
「山」や「川」は和語です。
"Yama" and "kawa" are native Japanese words.
「和語」は日本固有の言葉です。
"Wago" are words native to Japan.
和語と漢語の違いを勉強しています。
I am studying the difference between native Japanese words and Sino-Japanese words.
「食べる」は和語で、「食事」は漢語だ。
"Taberu" is a native Japanese word, while "shokuji" is a Sino-Japanese word.
日本語には和語、漢語、外来語の三種類の言葉があります。
Japanese vocabulary has three types: native words, Sino-Japanese words, and loanwords.