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方言ほうげん (hougen)

dialect

  • JLPT N2
  • noun
  • Pitch 3
  • #8280 most frequent

Meaning

方言 (ほうげん, hougen) is a JLPT N2 noun meaning “dialect”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

彼かれは方言ほうげんで話はなします。

He speaks in a dialect.

私は方言を無くす。

I am going to lose my dialect.

大阪おおさかの方言ほうげんは聞き取ききとり難がたい。

It's hard to understand the Osaka dialect.

彼かれらは南部なんぶの方言ほうげんで話はなしていた。

They were speaking in a Southern dialect.

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