Japanese Word Entry

繼承語

Simplified Japanese form: 継承語

Kana:けいしょうご
Romaji:keishougo
Definition: heritage language

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Chinese characters used in this word

succeed, inherit, patch, graft (tree), continue, maintain, carry on
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧˋ (jì)
Cantonese: gai3
Japanese: ケイ (kei) / つ.ぐ (tsugu)、 まま- (mama-)
Korean: 계 (gye)
Vietnamese: kế
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acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive, inherit, succeed
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔㄥˊ (chéng), ㄓㄥˇ (zhěng), ㄓㄥˋ (zhèng)
Cantonese: sing4
Japanese: ショウ (shou)、 ジョウ (jou)、 ソウ (sou) / うけたまわ.る (uketamawaru)、 う.ける (ukeru)
Korean: 승 (seung)
Vietnamese: thừa

word, speech, language, words, saying, expression
Readings
Mandarin: ㄩˇ (yǔ), ㄩˋ (yù)
Cantonese: jyu5
Japanese: ゴ (go)、 ギョ (gyo) / かた.る (kataru)、 かた.らう (katarau)、 ことば (kotoba)、 つげる (tsugeru)
Korean: 어 (eo)
Vietnamese: ngữ, ngứ
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