言語(げんご)

言語(げんご) is the formal and academic term for "language" as a system of communication. It appears frequently in scholarly, technical, and official contexts.

Compounds

• 言語(げんご)学(がく): linguistics
• 言語(げんご)能力(のうりょく): language ability/proficiency
• 言語(げんご)障害(しょうがい): speech/language disorder
• 言語(げんご)療法(りょうほう): speech therapy
• 公用(こうよう)言語(げんご): official language

Similar words

• 言語(げんご): formal/academic; refers to language as a system
• 言葉(ことば): everyday word; also covers words, speech, and expressions
• 国語(こくご): national language (school subject in Japan)
• 語(ご): language as a suffix (日本語(にほんご), 英語(えいご))