Japanese symbol for “slang”
隠語
いんご
Romaji: ingo
secret language; jargon; cant; argot
In Japanese, slang is 隠語, read いんご (ingo).
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Meanings
- n secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
Written forms: 隠語、陰語、隱語. Readings: いんご.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “slang”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俗語 | ぞくご zokugo | colloquialism; colloquial language; slang |
| スラング | スラング surangu | slang |
| 通語 | つうご tsuugo | common saying; slang; argot |
| 諺語 | げんご gengo | colloquialism; slang |
| 若者言葉 | わかものことば wakamonokotoba | words used by young people; slang |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隠す | かくす kakusu | to hide; to conceal |
| 隠居 | いんきょ inkyo | retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement) |
| 目隠し | めかくし mekakushi | something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder |
| 隠滅 | いんめつ inmetsu | destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression |
| 隠れ家 | かくれが kakurega | hiding place; hideout; refuge |
| 隠匿 | いんとく intoku | concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring |
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
See also: Chinese symbol for “slang”.
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