本ほん土ど方ほう言げんMeaningsNoun1. mainland dialects (of Japanese, as opposed to the Ryukyu languages)Kanji used本book土earth方way言sayComposed of本ほん土どmainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realmNoun方ほう言げんdialect; provincialismNoun