Japanese language

(Not to be confused with Javanese language.)("Nihongo" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Nihonga.) Japanese (日本語 Nihongo, [nihõŋɡo] or [nihõŋŋo] ) is an East Asian language spoken by about 125 million speakers, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family, whose relation to other language groups, particularly to Korean and the suggested Altaic language family, is debated.

Japanese language

(Not to be confused with Javanese language.)("Nihongo" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Nihonga.) Japanese (日本語 Nihongo, [nihõŋɡo] or [nihõŋŋo] ) is an East Asian language spoken by about 125 million speakers, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family, whose relation to other language groups, particularly to Korean and the suggested Altaic language family, is debated.