Word details
里言葉
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 里言葉.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Linguistics
countryside dialect
2
Linguistics
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
里
ri, village, parent's home, league
7 strokesFrequency 1,096JLPT N1Grade 2
On
リ
Kun
さと
Nanori
さ
言
say, word
7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ゲンゴン
Kun
い.うこと
Nanori
とき
葉
leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
12 strokesFrequency 414JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ヨウ
Kun
は
Nanori
よわ
詞
part of speech, words, poetry
12 strokesFrequency 1,636JLPT N2Grade 6
On
シ
Kun
ことば
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