“Dialect” in Japanese
Short answer
Dialect in Japanese is “言葉” (kotoba). Full meaning: language, dialect; word, phrase, expression, term; speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language.
Other ways to say “Dialect” in Japanese
俚言
rigen dialect; language of the common people, colloquial language, slang
俚語
rigo dialect; language of the common people, colloquial language, slang
方言
hougen dialect, provincialism
ダイアレクト
daiarekuto dialect
ことば
kotoba language, dialect; word, phrase, expression, term; speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language
コトバ
kotoba language, dialect; word, phrase, expression, term; speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language
弁
ben speech, tongue, talk, eloquence; dialect, brogue, accent; petal
訛言
kagen non-standard pronunciation, dialect; mistaken rumor, baseless gossip
訛り
namari accent (of one's speech); dialect, provincialism, patois; corrupted form (e.g. of word), mispronunciation
土語
dogo language of the natives, local language, native tongue; dialect, patois
生活語
seikatsugo private-sphere language, language used in every day life, dialect
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