Flashcards: Japanese dialects

The Yamagata dialect (山形弁 Yamagata-ben) is the local dialect spoken in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

Kesen dialect (気仙方言 Kesen hōgen) or Kesen (ケセン語 Kesengo, Kesengo) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Kesen County, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Ōita dialect, or Ōita-ben, is a dialect of Japanese spoken in Ōita Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan.

The Kansai dialect (関西弁, 関西方言 Kansai-ben, Kansai hōgen) is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan.

The Satsugū dialect (薩隅方言 Satsugū Hōgen), often referred to as the Kagoshima dialect (鹿児島弁 Kagoshima-ben, Kagomma-ben, Kago'ma-ben, Kagoima-ben), is a group of dialects or dialect continuum of the Japanese language spoken mainly within the area of the former Ōsumi and Satsuma provinces now incorporated into the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima.

The Nagoya dialect (名古屋弁 Nagoya-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.

The Hokuriku dialect (北陸方言 Hokuriku hōgen) is a Japanese dialect group spoken in Hokuriku region, consists of northern Fukui Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, and Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture.

Tokyo dialect (東京方言, 東京弁, 東京語 Tōkyō hōgen, Tōkyō-ben, Tōkyō-go) refers to the Japanese dialect spoken in modern Tokyo.

The Mino dialect (美濃弁 Mino-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in the southern area, made up of the former area known as Mino Province, of Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

The Saga dialect (佐賀弁 Saga-ben) is a dialect of the Japanese language widely spoken in Saga prefecture and some other areas, such as Isahaya.

The Tsugaru dialect (津軽弁 Tsugaru-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in western Aomori Prefecture.

Nagaoka dialect is a dialect of the Japanese language spoken in Chūetsu region centered Nagaoka city in Niigata prefecture of Japan.

The Hida dialect (飛騨弁 Hida-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

The Chūgoku dialect (中国方言 Chūgoku hōgen) is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in most of the Chūgoku region and in the northwestern Kansai region.

The Shikoku dialects (四国方言 Shikoku hōgen) are a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in Shikoku Island.

Hakata dialect (博多弁 Hakata-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Fukuoka city.

The small group of Hachijo or Hachijōjima dialects are the most divergent form of Japanese.

The Hichiku dialect (肥筑方言 Hichiku hōgen) is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in the western Kyushu.

The Umpaku dialect (雲伯方言 Unpaku hōgen) is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in central San'in region.

The Iyo dialect (伊予弁 Iyo-ben) of Japanese is spoken by people from Ehime Prefecture in Japan.

The Kantō dialect (関東方言 kantō hōgen, 関東弁 kantō-ben) is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in the Kantō region apart from the Izu Islands.

The Hōnichi dialect (豊日方言|Hōnichi hōgen) is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in eastern Kyushu.

The Mikawa dialect (三河弁 Mikawa-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in eastern half of Aichi Prefecture, former Mikawa Province.

Sanuki dialect (讃岐弁 Sanuki-ben) is the Japanese dialect of Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.

Tosa dialect (土佐弁 Tosa-ben) is spoken in the central and eastern regions of modern-day Kōchi Prefecture in Japan.

The dialect or dialects of Hokkaido (北海道方言 Hokkaidō-hōgen), commonly called Hokkaidō-ben (北海道弁), originate in relatively recent settlement from mainland Japan.

Tsushima dialect (対馬方言) is a dialect of Japanese spoken on Tsushima Island of Nagasaki Prefecture.

The Tōhoku dialect (東北方言 Tōhoku hōgen), commonly called 東北弁 Tōhoku-ben, is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in Tōhoku Region, the northeastern region of Honshū.

The Ibaraki dialect (Shinjitai: 茨城弁, Kyujitai: 茨城辯 Ibaraki-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Ibaraki Prefecture.

The Tōkai–Tōsan dialect (東海東山方言 Tōkai–Tōsan hōgen) is a group of the transitional Japanese dialects spoken in the southern and eastern Chūbu region.