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ISO 639-3 · jpnjpn

Japonic family

Japanese

日本語

Japanese is a language of the Japonic branch, spoken in Japan and Palau. Wikidata counts 128 m first-language speakers (2019). Wikidata describes it as “language spoken in East Asia”.

1 · Nationalkanji Hrkt Kana Hira 128 m

Wikidata record Glottolog

At a glance

ISO 639-3: jpn
ISO 639-1: ja
Glottocode: nucl1643
Family: Japonic
EGIDS: 1 National
UNESCO: Safe
Centre point: 36.00, 138.00
Wikipedia: 298 language editions

128 mfirst-language speakers

—second-language speakers

2countries

4scripts

1levels in the tree

1EGIDS level

Facts

Name	Japanese · 日本語
Also called	Japanese language, Japanesic
L1 speakers	128,000,000 (2019)
Written in	kanji, kana, katakana, hiragana
Official in	Japan, Palau
Grammatical cases	7 listed in Wikidata

Vitality

EGIDS 1 National1

Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.

Other languages at this level

UNESCO: Safe

Languages at this level

family tree

From Japonic to Japanese

The branches above Japanese, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

13JaponicfamilyjpnJapaneselanguage

where it is spoken

Map and countries

A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.

Map of the area where Japanese is spoken — Map: Original by Enirac Sum , translated by Zakuragi (en); ShiminUfesoj (bcl). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Japanofficial · 19 languages in the index Palauofficial · 5 languages in the index

Also spoken in Japan

korKoreanKoreanic · 73.2 m1 · National cdoEastern MinSino-Tibetan · 10.3 m5 · Developing ryuOkinawanJaponic · 984,0007 · Shifting rysYaeyamaJaponic · 47,6007 · Shifting kzgKikaiJaponic · 13,1007 · Shifting rynNorthern Amami ŌshimaJaponic · 10,0007 · Shifting xugKunigamiJaponic · 5,0007 · Shifting amsSouthern Amami ŌshimaJaponic · 1,8007 · Shifting yoiYonaguniJaponic · 4007 · Shifting nivNivkhunclassified · 1988a · Moribund