小笠原方言 おがさわらほうげん Meanings Noun Bonin English; Ogasawara English Kanji 小 small. Read as お. 笠 bamboo hat; one's influence. Read as かさ. 原 original. Read as ゲン. 方 direction. Read as ホウ. 言 word. Read as ゲン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists