Dialect comparison

Hakata-ben vs Hiroshima-ben

Compare two dialects of Japanese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Hakata-ben

Fukuoka dialect

The dialect of Fukuoka and the Hakata district on northern Kyushu. Recognisable for sentence-final particles like "to" and "tai".

Approximate centre
33.59°, 130.40°
Hiroshima-ben

Geibi dialect

The Chūgoku-region dialect of Hiroshima and surrounding Geibi area. Known to many Japanese viewers through Hiroshima-set film and television.

Approximate centre
34.39°, 132.46°

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