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What does 方言 (ほうげん, hougen) mean?

方言 (ほうげん, hougen) means dialect.

Quick facts
Readingほうげん
Romajihougen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ほうげん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhougen

dialect

  1. 1noun dialect; provincialism

Example sentences

  • The Osaka dialect is interesting.

  • Grandma speaks in dialect.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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