チャック

Chuck (engineering)
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
ja:チャック装置

Borrowing from English chuck.
First cited to 1948.
While unrelated to チャック (chakku) in reference to zippers, both share an underlying sense of "fastening".

[t͡ɕa̠k̚kɯ̟]

a chuck: a kind of clamp on a drill, lathe, or other spinning mechanical device that holds an object in place, such as a bit or other tool, or the object to be worked on


数独

English: sudoku

Danish: sudoku c

Russian: судо́ку n (sudóku)

Shortening of 数字は独身に限る (sūji wa dokushin ni kagiru, “numbers are restricted to being alone”).


ホッチキス

Korean: 호치키스 (hochikiseu)

Borrowed from English Hotchkiss, after the E. H. Hotchkiss Company of Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S., an early and prominent manufacturer of staplers.
Various Japanese sources erroneously derive this from the surname of Benjamin B. Hotchkiss, inventor of a kind of machine gun. However, research by Jim Breen instead derives this from the surname of Eli Hubbell Hotchkiss.

a stapler (device which binds together paper)

Benjamin B. Hotchkiss
Daijirin
Jim Breen


万歩計

Genericised trademark, from 万 (man, “ten thousand”) + 歩 (ho, “step”) + 計 (kei, “meter”).


セロハン

[se̞ɾo̞hã̠ɴ]


ヒロポン

→ Korean: 히로뽕 (hiroppong)

From Philopon, a Japanese trademark for a methamphetamine formerly sold under that name, coined from Ancient Greek φιλόπονος (philóponos, “diligent, industrious”, literally “lover of work”). It is now used more generally to refer to any methamphetamine or any illegal stimulant drug.


フィールドアスレチック

ja-noun

フィールド アスレチック


写メ

写メ (canonical)
写メ (canonical)
shame (romanization)

Shortening of 写(しゃ)メール (Sha-Mēru, “Sha-Mail”). Sha-Mail is a service provided by J-Phone (now Softbank) that allows users to send texts with images attached.

(slang) text message with an image attached


平野水

平野水 (canonical)
hiranosui (romanization)

From 平野 (Hirano, from 平野鉱泉 (Hirano kōsen, a mineral spring in Kawanishi, Hyōgo)) + 水 (sui, “water”).

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from <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">平野鉱泉</i> (Hirano kōsen, a mineral spring in Kawanishi, Hyōgo)

Synonym of 炭酸水 (tansansui, “carbonated water”)


ゼロックス

ゼロックスする (canonical)
zerokkusu suru (romanization)
ゼロックスし (stem)
ゼロックスした (past)
ゼロックスし
zerokkusu shi
ゼロックスする
zerokkusu suru
ゼロックスすれ
zerokkusu sure
ゼロックスせよ (imperative literary)
ゼロックスしろ (colloquial imperative)
zerokkusu seyo (imperative literary)
zerokkusu shiro (colloquial imperative)
ゼロックスされる (passive)
zerokkusu sareru (passive)
ゼロックスさせる (causative)
ゼロックスさす (causative)
zerokkusu saseru (causative)
zerokkusu sasu (causative)
ゼロックスできる (potential)
zerokkusu dekiru (potential)
ゼロックスしよう (volitional)
zerokkusu shiyō (volitional)
ゼロックスしない (negative)
zerokkusu shinai (negative)
ゼロックスせず (continuative negative)
zerokkusu sezu (continuative negative)
ゼロックスします (formal)
zerokkusu shimasu (formal)
ゼロックスした (perfective)
zerokkusu shita (perfective)
ゼロックスして (conjunctive)
zerokkusu shite (conjunctive)
ゼロックスすれば (conditional hypothetical)
zerokkusu sureba (conditional hypothetical)


シーチキン

[ɕiːt͡ɕikʲĩɴ]

Genericized trademark of Hagoromo Foods' tuna brand Sea Chicken, from English sea + chicken. Compare US tuna brand Chicken of the Sea.


プリクラ

[pɯ̟ɾʲikɯ̟ɾa̠]

From the trademark プリント倶楽部 (purinto kurabu, literally “Print Club”).

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electronic photo booth whose features include decoration of the image and printing of the image as a sticker


サイリウム

[sa̠iɾʲiɯ̟mɯ̟]


ゼムクリップ

[d͡ze̞mɯ̟kɯ̟ɾʲip̚pɯ̟]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) from English Gem + clip, Gem referring to the Gem Manufacturing Company (see Paper clip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia). Compare Swedish gem (“paperclip”) and English gem clip.


ビューラー

ja-noun

ビューラー • (byūrā)

ja:アイラッシュカーラー


ユンボ

From French yumbo, currently a trademark held by the Nikken Coorporation.


ウォッシュレット

→ English: washlet

[β̞o̞ɕːɨɾe̞t̚to̞]

See the explanation at English washlet.
A trademark of Toto Ltd. in Japan.


ピアニカ

(music) pianica, a keyboard reed instrument familiar from Japanese schooling


デンモク

[dẽ̞mːo̞kɯ̟]

電子目次本 電子目次本#Japanese


タッパーウェア

タッパーウェア • (tappāwea)

タッパー

A food-storage container (often plastic)


カムコーダー

カムコーダー • (kamukōdā)

→ English: camcorder

Japanese sources are inconsistent regarding the derivation.
* Some references record this as a borrowing from English camcorder, as a portmanteau of camera + recorder. However, Japanese-language references do not list any first date.
* The Japanese Patent Office records this as a registered trademark for Sony, first applied for in 1981.
The term seems to appear first in any language in the early 1980s, and references for English camcorder record the first citations from 1981, consistent with the possibility that this was coined by Sony.
Considering the phonetics, this does appear to be a blend of カメラ (kamera) + レコーダー (rekōdā) coined within Japanese as wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism). If this were a borrowing from English, the first mora would likely be キャ (kya) instead, as in other borrowings from English such as キャンデー (kyandē, “candy”), ギャル (gyaru, “gal”), キャスト (kyasuto, “cast”), or キャメル (kyameru, “camel”).


インシュロック

[ĩɰ̃ɕɨɾo̞k̚kɯ̟]


テトラポッド

Trademark of 不動テトラ. Perhaps a blend of tripod + tetra-.


激写

激写する (canonical)
gekisha suru (romanization)
gekisya (romanization)
激写し (stem)
激写した (past)
激写し
げきしゃし
gekisha shi
激写する
げきしゃする
gekisha suru
激写すれ
げきしゃすれ
gekisha sure
激写せよ (imperative literary)
激写しろ (colloquial imperative)
げきしゃせよ (imperative literary)
げきしゃしろ (colloquial imperative)
gekisha seyo (imperative literary)
gekisha shiro (colloquial imperative)
激写される (passive)
げきしゃされる (passive)
gekisha sareru (passive)
激写させる (causative)
激写さす (causative)
げきしゃさせる (causative)
げきしゃさす (causative)
gekisha saseru (causative)
gekisha sasu (causative)
激写できる (potential)
げきしゃできる (potential)
gekisha dekiru (potential)
激写しよう (volitional)
げきしゃしよう (volitional)
gekisha shiyō (volitional)
激写しない (negative)
げきしゃしない (negative)
gekisha shinai (negative)
激写せず (continuative negative)
げきしゃせず (continuative negative)
gekisha sezu (continuative negative)
激写します (formal)
げきしゃします (formal)
gekisha shimasu (formal)
激写した (perfective)
げきしゃした (perfective)
gekisha shita (perfective)
激写して (conjunctive)
げきしゃして (conjunctive)
gekisha shite (conjunctive)
激写すれば (conditional hypothetical)
げきしゃすれば (conditional hypothetical)
gekisha sureba (conditional hypothetical)

Coined for use as the title of a gravure series.

(informal) to photograph an astonishing image


ガテン系

ガテン系 (canonical)
gatenkei (romanization)

[ɡa̠tẽ̞ŋke̞ː]

From ガテン (Gaten), a publication of primarily blue-collar employment advertisements, + 系 (-kei, “style”). Literally, “Gaten-type”.

2011, Nakaya Mitsuhiro, Sanjū-dai yonjū-dai no tame no tenshoku seikō gaido [Guide to successful career change in your thirties or forties], page 91:

There are many so-called Gaten-type jobs, and very few white-collar-type ones.

いわゆるガテン系求人が多く、ホワイトカラー系のものが極端に少ないのが特徴。

Iwayuru Gaten-kei kyūjin ga ōku, howaitokarā-kei no mono ga kyokutan ni sukunai no ga tokuchō.

2014, Nakano Kirito, Yamashita Hisatake, Do shirōto demo kasegaru netto fukugyō no hon [Book of online side jobs for amateurs], page 44:

For example, a well-known type of hourly labor is manual labor. Moving companies, for example, are always recruiting, with daily wages around 10,000 yen or more.

例えば、時間労働型ではガテン系が有名だ。引越しスタッフなどでは日給1万円以上で常に求人を募集している。

Tatoeba, jikan rōdō kata de wa gatenkei ga yūmei da. Hikkoshi sutaffu nado de wa nikkyū ichiman-en ijō de tsuneni kyūjin o boshū shite-iru.


ジャグジー

ジャグジー • (jagujī)

[d͡ʑa̠ɡɯ̟ʑiː]

Borrowed from English jacuzzi, with abnormal vowel length and voicing assimilation.


パラコート

Borrowed from English paraquat; possibly from a misreading as *paraquart.