Definition of 方言 (ほうげん)

ほうげん

方言

ほうげん

hougen

JLPT N2

Common word

noun

•

dialect, provincialism

Related Kanji

方	direction, person, alternative
言	say, word

Example sentences(showing 8 results)

かれ

なんぶ

ほうげん

はな

They were speaking in a Southern dialect

トム

ジョン

ほうげん

つか

Tom always makes fun of John because of his dialect

いわゆる

「

ひょうじゅん

えいご

」

せかいじゅう

はな

かずおお

ほうげん

What we call 'Standard English' is only one of the many dialects spoken all over the world

げんごがくしゃ

ほうげん

よ

し

The linguist is quite familiar with the dialect

おおさか

ほうげん

きと

にく

It's hard to catch words in the Osakan dialect

ほうげん

ごけい

ぶんぷ

ちゅうい

む

We must draw attention to the distribution of this form in those dialects

げんごがくしゃ

ちゅうごくご

ほうげん

りゅうちょう

はな

The linguist is fluent in several Chinese dialects

ほうげん

か

し

This is a poem written in Scottish dialect