This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

方言

Reading

Kana: ほうげん
Romaji: hougen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

dialect

(Linguistics terminology)

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word

Example Sentences

大阪(おおさか)方言(ほうげん)(きと)()(がた)い。
➥It's hard to catch words in the Osakan dialect.
Full Entry➤
これはスコットランドの方言(ほうげん)()かれた()です。
➥This is a poem written in Scottish dialect.
Full Entry➤
言語(げんご)学者(がくしゃ)はその方言(ほうげん)のことをかなり()()っている。
➥The linguist is quite familiar with the dialect.
Full Entry➤
(かれ)らは南部(なんぶ)方言(ほうげん)(はな)していた。
➥They were speaking in a Southern dialect.
Full Entry➤
トムはジョンが方言(ほうげん)使(つか)うのでいつもからかう。
➥Tom always makes fun of John because of his dialect.
Full Entry➤
その言語(げんご)学者(がくしゃ)はいくつかの中国語(ちゅうごくご)方言(ほうげん)流暢(りゅうちょう)(はな)す。
➥The linguist is fluent in several Chinese dialects.
Full Entry➤
Find More