Comments on: english language http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/15/english-language Notes from my self-study and my Japanese lessons Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:54:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Keme http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/15/english-language#comment-42 Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:48:59 +0000 http://japanese.nearlythere.com/2005/08/15/english-language#comment-42 I think you might have that a little wrong. えいご　does mean English. However, the common word for England or Britain is イギリス. For some reason it's a weird exception to the language/country rule. 英 (えい) is used in words that have to do with Britain or English, but by itself,　えい　(no kanji) usually means stingray. :) I think you might have that a little wrong.

えいご　does mean English.
However, the common word for England or Britain is イギリス. For some reason it’s a weird exception to the language/country rule.

英 (えい) is used in words that have to do with Britain or English, but by itself,　えい　(no kanji) usually means stingray. :)

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