多言語話者

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
げん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2

Grade: 2
しゃ
Grade: 3
on’yomi kan’on goon kan’yōon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
多言語話者 (kyūjitai)
 多言語 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Compound of ()(げん)() (tagengo, multilingual) + ()(しゃ) (washa, speaker).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) げんごわしゃ [tàgéńgó wáꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ɡẽ̞ŋɡo̞ ɰᵝa̠ɕa̠]

Noun[edit]

()(げん)()()(しゃ) (tagengo washa

  1. One who speaks many languages; a polyglot
    Hyponyms: バイリンガル (bai-ringaru, bilingual), トリリンガル (tori-ringaru, trilingual), マルチリンガル (maruchi-ringaru, multilingual)