No. 983 in Japanese
日本語
The Japanese language.
In a sentence
私は日本語を話します。
I speak Japanese.
Here, '日本語' is used as a direct object to denote the language of Japanese being spoken.
日本語を学ぶのは楽しいです。
Learning Japanese is enjoyable.
In this sentence, '日本語' is used as the object of the verb '学ぶ' to indicate the language being learned.
この本は日本語で書かれています。
This book is written in Japanese.
Here, '日本語' is used as the means or medium in which the book is written.
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