Jアノン

Jアノン (canonical)
Jei Anon (romanization)

[d͡ʑe̞ː a̠nõ̞ɴ]

Blend of English Japanese + Qアノン (Kyū Anon, “QAnon”)


Qアノン

Qアノン (canonical)
Kyū Anon (romanization)

[kʲɨː a̠nõ̞ɴ]


フツメン

[ɸɯ̟t͡sɨmẽ̞ɴ]


児童婚

[d͡ʑido̞ːkõ̞ɴ]


おさなづま

ja-noun

おさなづま • (osanazuma) ^(←をさなづま (wosanaduma)?)

osanazuma (romanization)
wosanaduma (romanization)
をさなづま (hiragana historical)

From 幼(おさな) (osana-) + 妻(つま) (tsuma). The tsuma changes to zuma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


わかわし

wakawashi (romanization)
wakawasi (romanization)
わかわし (hiragana historical)

[β̞a̠ka̠β̞a̠ɕi]

国の為に散華した若鷲

young flying aces who died for the Empire

(figurative, historical) young military aviator


落ち武者

落(お)ち武(む)者(しゃ) • (ochimusha) ^(←おちむしや (otimusya)?)

落ち武者 (canonical)
ochimusha (romanization)
otimusya (romanization)
おちむしや (hiragana historical)

[o̞t͡ɕimɯ̟ɕa̠]

From 落(お)ち (ochi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 落(お)ちる (ochiru).”) + 武者(むしゃ) (musha).


敵兵

ja-noun

敵(てき)兵(へい) • (tekihei) ^(←てきへい (tekifei)?)

敵兵 (canonical)
tekihei (romanization)
tekifei (romanization)
てきへい (hiragana historical)


お姉ちゃん

お姉ちゃん (canonical)
onēchan (romanization)

zh-l

歐內醬／欧内酱 (ōunèijiàng)

Chinese: 歐內醬／欧内酱 (ōunèijiàng)

From お (o-) + 姉 (nē, “elder sister”) + ちゃん (-chan, familiar suffix).

affix

(term of endearment) elder sister, (big) sis

お姉さん: general term for one's elder sister


総帥

総帥 (canonical)
sōsui (romanization)
sousui (romanization)
そうすい (hiragana historical)


蕃女

蕃女 (canonical)
banjo (romanization)
bandyo (romanization)
ばんぢよ (hiragana historical)

[bã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

(historical, Taiwan under Japanese rule) aboriginal woman


蕃婦

蕃婦 (canonical)
banpu (romanization)
ばんぷ (hiragana historical)


蕃丁

ja-noun

蕃(ばん)丁(てい) • (bantei) ^(←ばんてい (bantei)?)

蕃丁 (canonical)
bantei (romanization)
ばんてい (hiragana historical)

(historical, Taiwan under Japanese rule) aboriginal boy


平埔蕃

平埔 (orthographic borrowing from Hokkien 平埔 (pêⁿ-po͘; pîⁿ-po͘)) + 蕃.

compound

(historical, Taiwan under Japanese rule) plain aborigine


鉄ちゃん

[te̞t̚t͡ɕã̠ɴ]


トピ主

トピ主 (canonical)
topinushi (romanization)


兄人

ja-noun

兄人(しょうと) or 兄(せ)人(うと) • (shōto or seuto) ^(←せうと (seuto)?)

兄人 (canonical)
兄人 (canonical)
shōto (romanization)
seuto (romanization)
せうと (hiragana historical)

兄 (se, “brother”) + 人 (hito, “person”), formed the same way as 妹 (imōto, “sister”) and 弟 (otōto, “younger sibling”)


ジャンキー

ジャンキー • (jankī)

[d͡ʑã̠ŋʲkʲiː]


妃殿下

妃 (“female consort”) + 殿下 (“Your/His/Her Highness”)

af

皇太子妃殿下 / 皇嗣妃殿下

Her Imperial Highness the Crown Princess (Consort)

秋篠宮皇嗣妃殿下

Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess (Consort) Akishino

ダイアナ妃殿下

Her Royal Highness Princess (Consort) Diana

Your Highness/Her Highness the Princess (Consort)


くろふく

[kɯ̟ɾo̞ɸɯ̟kɯ̟]

From 黒(くろ) (kuro, “black”) + 服(ふく) (fuku, “clothing”).


膣ドカタ

膣ドカタ (canonical)
chitsu-dokata (romanization)

From 膣(ちつ) (chitsu, “vagina”) + 土方(どかた) (dokata, “labourer”).

(vulgar) female sugar baby who makes money from sexual favours


ネットワーカー

ja-noun

ネットワーカー • (nettowākā)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from networker.

pseudo-loan

network marketing
network marketing#English

multi-level marketing
multi-level marketing#English

distributor (participant in network marketing, also known as multi-level marketing)


才媛

才媛 (canonical)
saien (romanization)
saiwen (romanization)
さいゑん (hiragana historical)


イエズス

(Catholicism) Alternative form of イエス (Iesu, “Jesus”)


御曹司

ja-noun

御(おん)曹(ぞう)司(し) • (onzōshi) ^(←おんざうし (onzausi)?)

御曹司 (canonical)
onzōshi (romanization)
onzausi (romanization)
おんざうし (hiragana historical)

From 御(おん) (on-, honorific prefix) + 曹司(ぞうし) (zōshi, “room”).

ja-compound

会長の御曹司


総支配人

総支配人 (canonical)
sōshihainin (romanization)

[so̞ːɕiha̠iɲ̟ĩɴ]


ゼネラルマネージャー

こちらこの帝都ホテル総支配人の(ゼネラルマネージャー)石神さんです

1986 January 10, Tsurugina, Mai with Katō, Tadashi, “MENU① 幻の料理人 [MENU① The Illusory Cook]”, in ザ・シェフ [The Chef], volume 1 (fiction), Tōkyō: Nihon Bungeisha, →ISBN, page 8:

This is Mr. Ishigami, General Manager of Teito Hotel

Kochira kono Teito Hoteru Zeneraru Manējā Ishigami-san desu

Synonym of 総支配人 (sōshihainin, “general manager”)

ja:ゼネラルマネージャー


第一人者

第一人者 (canonical)
daiichininsha (romanization)

[da̠iːt͡ɕiɲ̟ĩɰ̃ɕa̠]

A surface analysis would suggest that this is a compound of 第一 (daiichi, “first”) + 人者 (ninsha, “person?”). However, there is no such attested term 人者 (ninsha).
Annotated in some sources as a compound of 第一人 (daiichinin, “first or foremost person?”) + 者 (-sha, “person”, suffix). However, there does not appear to be any attested term 第一人 (daiichinin).
Other sources list a pitch accent pattern indicating a compound of 第 (dai-, ordinal prefix) + 一人者 (ichininsha, “first or foremost person?”). However, despite a listing for 一人者 (ichininsha) in the NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary, other monolingual Japanese references do not include any such term.
The term 第一人者 (daiichininsha) is first attested in 1907 as the title of a one-act play. The “best person” sense is not attested until 1918. There was an earlier term 一人 (ichinin, “the best or top in a particular field or area”) arising around 1688, suggesting that the term 第一人者 (daiichininsha) may ultimately be comprised of 第 (dai, ordinal prefix) + 一人 (ichinin, “the best or top in a particular field or area”) + 者 (sha, “person”, suffix), with influence from the term 第一 (daiichi, “first”).

compound

The best in Japan at French cuisine, Shimomura, the executive chef of our hotel, will use his best efforts to prepare tonight's dinner.

今夜の晩餐は日本におけるフランス料理の第一人者当ホテルの下村総料理長が腕に縒りを掛けて料理いたします

第一人者 だいいちにんしゃ

総料理長 グランドシェフ

Kon'ya no dinā wa Nihon ni okeru Furansu ryōri no daiichininsha tō hoteru no Shimomura gurando shefu ga ude ni yori o kakete ryōri itashimasu

the best or top person, such as the best performer in a company, or a leading expert

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Kōjien
NHK
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru


露探

露探 (canonical)
rotan (romanization)
ろたん (hiragana historical)


独探

ja-noun

独(どく)探(たん) • (dokutan) ^(←どくたん (dokutan)?)

独探 (canonical)
dokutan (romanization)
どくたん (hiragana historical)

[do̞kɯ̟tã̠ɴ]


罰一

罰(ばつ)一(いち) or 罰一(バツイチ) • (batsuichi) ^(←ばついち (batuiti)?)

罰一 (canonical)
罰一 (canonical)
batsuichi (romanization)
batuiti (romanization)
ばついち (hiragana historical)


別居親

別(べっ)居(きょ)親(しん) • (bekkyoshin) ^(←べつきよしん (betukyosin)?)

別居親 (canonical)
bekkyoshin (romanization)
betukyosin (romanization)
べつきよしん (hiragana historical)

[be̞k̚ʲkʲo̞ɕĩɴ]


国務長官

^こくむ ^ちゃうくゎん

国(こく)務(む)長(ちょう)官(かん) • (Kokumu Chōkan) ^(←こくむちゃうくゎん (Kokumu Tyaukwan)?)

国務長官 (canonical)
Kokumu Chōkan (romanization)
Kokumu Tyaukwan (romanization)
こくむちゃうくゎん (hiragana historical)

[ko̞kɯ̟mɯ̟ t͡ɕo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

国務 (“national affairs”) + 長官 (“head official”)

af

a Secretary of State of the US State Department

国務大臣

Minister of State; UK Secretary of State


つまこ

tsumako (romanization)
tumako (romanization)
つまこ (hiragana historical)

From 妻(つま) (tsuma) + 子(こ) (ko), probably influenced by Middle Chinese 妻子 (MC tshej tsiX).


妻孥

妻孥 (canonical)
saido (romanization)
さいど (hiragana historical)


薩人

ja-noun

薩(さつ)人(じん) • (satsujin) ^(←さつじん (satuzin)?)

薩人 (canonical)
satsujin (romanization)
satuzin (romanization)
さつじん (hiragana historical)

[sa̠t͡sɨʑĩɴ]

(historical) person from Satsuma (modern Kagoshima)


がきんちょ

がきんちょ or ガキんちょ or ガキンチョ • (gakincho)

がきんちょ (canonical)
ガキんちょ (canonical)
ガキンチョ (canonical)
gakincho (romanization)

[ɡa̠kʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕo̞]


病父

病父 (canonical)
byōfu (romanization)
byaufu (romanization)
びやうふ (hiragana historical)


現代っ子

現代っ子 (canonical)
gendaikko (romanization)

(often derogatory) a young person born in the modern era; "kids these days"


リア友

Compound of リア (ria, short for リアル (“real”)) + 友(とも) (tomo, “friend”).

ja-com

short for <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">リアル</i> (“real”)


アダルトサバイバー

ja:アダルトサヴァイヴァー


レビュアー

ja-noun

レビュアー • (rebyuā)


シングルファーザー

シングルファーザー • (shinguru fāzā)

[ɕĩŋɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟ ɸa̠ːza̠ː]


シングルファザー

[ɕĩŋɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟ ɸa̠za̠ː]

シングルファーザー シングルファーザー#Japanese


ランチメイト

[ɾã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕime̞ːto̞]


ブライダル

[bɯ̟ɾa̠ida̠ɾɯ̟]

ブライダル産業

(only in compounds) relating to weddings; being bridal


マスク美人

マスク美人 (canonical)
masuku bijin (romanization)

[ma̠sɨkɯ̟ bʲiʑĩɴ]

woman who is more beautiful when wearing a face mask


オウマー

オウマー • (ōmā)

オウム (Ōmu, i.e. オウム真理教 (Ōmu Shinrikyō)) + er (er).

affix

i.e. <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">オウム真理教</i> (Ōmu Shinrikyō)

person who is fascinated by (but not a follower of) Aum Shinrikyo


のぞきま

From 覗(のぞ)き (nozoki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 覗(のぞ)く (nozoku).”) + 魔(ま) (ma).


あねご

anego (romanization)
あねご (hiragana historical)


プーチン主義

プーチン主義 (canonical)
pūchinshugi (romanization)

[pɯ̟ːt͡ɕĩɰ̃ɕɨɡʲi]

(politics) Putinism (the political policies of Vladimir Putin)


ばした

ばした (canonical)
バシタ (canonical)
bashita (romanization)

よく耳にするのは、収監中の兄弟分や若いもんのバシタ（女）を寝取るケース。
Yoku mimi ni suru no wa, shūkan-chū no kyōdaibun ya wakaimon no bashita (onna) o netoru-kēsu.

You hear a lot of cases of sleeping with the girlfriends of imprisoned sworn brothers and youngsters.


リポーター

ja-noun

リポーター • (ripōtā)


ははかた

hahakata (romanization)
fafakata (romanization)
ははかた (hiragana historical)


公女

公女 (canonical)
kōjo (romanization)
koudyo (romanization)
こうぢょ (hiragana historical)

Literary Chinese 公女 (literally “duke's daughter”)

der

(historical) the daughter of a duke in China or Vietnam; compare 王女 (daughter of a king) and 皇女 (daughter of an emperor)


理学療法士

ja-noun

理(り)学(がく)療(りょう)法(ほう)士(し) • (rigaku ryōhōshi) ^(←りがくれうはふし (rigakureufafusi)?)

理学療法士 (canonical)
rigaku ryōhōshi (romanization)
rigakureufafusi (romanization)
りがくれうはふし (hiragana historical)

[ɾʲiɡa̠kɯ̟ ɾʲo̞ːho̞ːɕi]

From 理学療法(りがくりょうほう) (rigaku ryōhō, “physical therapy; physiotherapy”) + 士(し) (-shi).


ちちかた

ja-noun

ちちかた • (chichikata) ^(←ちちかた (titikata)?)

chichikata (romanization)
titikata (romanization)
ちちかた (hiragana historical)


セキュリティポリス

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from security + police

pseudo-loan

(law enforcement) police bodyguard; police officers responsible for close protection


いなかっぺ

ja-noun

いなかっぺ • (inakappe) ^(←ゐなかつぺ (winakatupe)?)

inakappe (romanization)
winakatupe (romanization)
ゐなかつぺ (hiragana historical)


ままこ

mamako (romanization)
ままこ (hiragana historical)


継子

継子 (canonical)
keishi (romanization)
keisi (romanization)
けいし (hiragana historical)


異分子

異(い)分(ぶん)子(し) • (ibunshi) ^(←いぶんし (ibunsi)?)

異分子 (canonical)
ibunshi (romanization)
ibunsi (romanization)
いぶんし (hiragana historical)

異分子を排除する


クリントン

[kɯ̟ɾʲĩntõ̞ɴ]

A transliteration of the English surname Clinton


コメンテーター

コメンテーター • (komentētā)


カレン

A transliteration of the English female given name Karen


モン

(in compounds) Mon (a people of Myanmar)


マーチングバンド

[ma̠ːt͡ɕĩŋɡɯ̟ bã̠ndo̞]


交婚

交婚する (canonical)
kōkon suru (romanization)
交婚し (stem)
交婚した (past)
交婚し
こうこんし
kōkon shi
交婚する
こうこんする
kōkon suru
交婚すれ
こうこんすれ
kōkon sure
交婚せよ (imperative literary)
交婚しろ (colloquial imperative)
こうこんせよ (imperative literary)
こうこんしろ (colloquial imperative)
kōkon seyo (imperative literary)
kōkon shiro (colloquial imperative)
交婚される (passive)
こうこんされる (passive)
kōkon sareru (passive)
交婚させる (causative)
交婚さす (causative)
こうこんさせる (causative)
こうこんさす (causative)
kōkon saseru (causative)
kōkon sasu (causative)
交婚できる (potential)
こうこんできる (potential)
kōkon dekiru (potential)
交婚しよう (volitional)
こうこんしよう (volitional)
kōkon shiyō (volitional)
交婚しない (negative)
こうこんしない (negative)
kōkon shinai (negative)
交婚せず (continuative negative)
こうこんせず (continuative negative)
kōkon sezu (continuative negative)
交婚します (formal)
こうこんします (formal)
kōkon shimasu (formal)
交婚した (perfective)
こうこんした (perfective)
kōkon shita (perfective)
交婚して (conjunctive)
こうこんして (conjunctive)
kōkon shite (conjunctive)
交婚すれば (conditional hypothetical)
こうこんすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kōkon sureba (conditional hypothetical)


労農

労農 (canonical)
rōnō (romanization)
raunou (romanization)
らうのう (hiragana historical)


ピン芸人

ピン芸人 (canonical)
pin-geinin (romanization)

[pʲĩŋɡe̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]


フリーク

[ɸɯ̟ɾʲiːkɯ̟]


夫婦別姓

夫(ふう)婦(ふ)別(べっ)姓(せい) • (fūfu bessei) ^(←ふうふべつせい (fuufubetusei)?)

夫婦別姓 (canonical)
fūfu bessei (romanization)
fuufubetusei (romanization)
ふうふべつせい (hiragana historical)

[ɸɯ̟ːɸɯ̟ be̞sːe̞ː]

husband and wife retaining different surnames


コンポーザー

コンポーザー • (konpōzā)


どんけつ

(competition, informal) one who comes in last


センターポジション

[sẽ̞nta̠ː po̞ʑiɕõ̞ɴ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from center + position.

pseudo-loan

(music, entertainment) member in an idol group who is the center of focus


令夫人

[ɾe̞ːɸɯ̟ʑĩɴ]

(honorific) (someone else's) wife, madam


ギャンブラー

[ɡʲã̠mbɯ̟ɾa̠ː]


売人

ja-noun

売(ばい)人(にん) • (bainin) ^(←ばいにん (bainin)?)

売人 (canonical)
bainin (romanization)
ばいにん (hiragana historical)


幕臣

幕(ばく)臣(しん) • (bakushin) ^(←ばくしん (bakusin)?)

幕臣 (canonical)
bakushin (romanization)
bakusin (romanization)
ばくしん (hiragana historical)


おしえご

oshiego (romanization)
wosifego (romanization)
をしへご (hiragana historical)

From 教(おし)え (oshie, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 教(おし)える (oshieru).”) + 子(こ) (ko). The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


パチンカス

Blend of パチンコ (pachinko, “pachinko”) + かす (kasu, “scum”).


模範囚

ja-noun

模(も)範(はん)囚(しゅう) • (mohanshū) ^(←もはんしう (mofansiu)?)

模範囚 (canonical)
mohanshū (romanization)
mofansiu (romanization)
もはんしう (hiragana historical)

[mo̞hã̠ɰ̃ɕɨː]


いい子ちゃん

いい子ちゃん (canonical)
ii-ko-chan (romanization)


供給者

供(きょう)給(きゅう)者(しゃ) • (kyōkyūsha) ^(←きようきふしや (kyoukifusya)?)

供給者 (canonical)
kyōkyūsha (romanization)
kyoukifusya (romanization)
きようきふしや (hiragana historical)

[kʲo̞ːkʲɨːɕa̠]


ルームメート

ルームメート • (rūmumēto)

[ɾɯ̟ːmɯ̟me̞ːto̞]

ルームメイト ルームメイト#Japanese


サムシングフォー

[sa̠mɯ̟ɕĩŋɡɯ̟ ɸo̞ː]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from something + four.

pseudo-loan

"something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue"


兵曹長

ja-noun

兵(へい)曹(そう)長(ちょう) • (heisōchō) ^(←へいさうちゃう (feisautyau)?)

兵曹長 (canonical)
heisōchō (romanization)
feisautyau (romanization)
へいさうちゃう (hiragana historical)

[he̞ːso̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Coordinate term: 准尉

(military, of the Imperial Japanese Navy) a warrant officer


一等兵

一等 (“first level”) + 兵 (“servicemember”)

suf

private first class
private first class#English

(military) a private first class (enlisted rank below superior private and above second-class private in the Imperial Japanese Army)


二等兵

二等 (“second level”) + 兵 (“servicemember”)

private second class
private second class#English

(military) a private second class (enlisted rank below first-class private the Imperial Japanese Army)


五等爵

五等爵 (canonical)
gotōshaku (romanization)

[ɡo̞to̞ːɕa̠kɯ̟]


五爵

ja-noun

五(ご)爵(しゃく) • (goshaku) ^(←ごしやく (gosyaku)?)

五爵 (canonical)
goshaku (romanization)
gosyaku (romanization)
ごしやく (hiragana historical)

Meronyms: 公 (kō, “duke”), 公爵 (kōshaku, “duke”), 侯 (kō, “marquis”), 侯爵 (kōshaku, “marquis”), 子 (shi, “viscount”), 子爵 (shishaku, “viscount”), 男 (dan, “baron”), 男爵 (danshaku, “baron”), 伯 (haku, “count”), 伯爵 (hakushaku, “count”)

the five ranks of 爵 (shaku, “peerage”) in feudal China, bestowed on 諸侯 (shokō, “princes”) (sons, brothers, nephews, male cousins, etc.) of the 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”), later used as East Asian equivalents to European ranks


レビ人

レビ人(じん) or レビ人(びと) • (Rebi-jin or Rebi-bito)

レビ人 (canonical)
レビ人 (canonical)
Rebi-jin (romanization)
Rebi-bito (romanization)

Holonym: レビ族

a Levite (member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi)


レビ族

レビ族 (canonical)
Rebi-zoku (romanization)

Meronym: レビ人

Levites (member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi)


サイキッカー

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from psychic + -er.

pseudo-loan

psychic (person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities)


ケロカス

Blend of ケロイド (keroido, “keloid”) + カス (kasu, “dross”)

blend

(derogatory, Internet slang) Hiroshima Toyo Carp, a baseball team in Japan.

(derogatory, Internet slang) A fan of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team.


自由人

[d͡ʑijɯ̟ːʑĩɴ]

one who acts freely, relatively unbound by societal norms


同一犯

同一犯 (canonical)
dōitsuhan (romanization)


スターティングメンバー

ja-noun

スターティング メンバー

スターティングメンバー • (sutātingu menbā)

[sɨta̠ːtʲĩŋɡɯ̟ mẽ̞mba̠ː]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from starting + member.

pseudo-loan

ja:スターティングメンバー


給料泥棒

ja-noun

給(きゅう)料(りょう)泥(どろ)棒(ぼう) • (kyūryō dorobō)

給料泥棒 (canonical)
kyūryō dorobō (romanization)

[kʲɨːɾʲo̞ː do̞ɾo̞bo̞ː]

From 給料(きゅうりょう) (kyūryō, “salary”) + 泥棒(どろぼう) (dorobō, “thief”).


言語聴覚士

ja-noun

言(げん)語(ご)聴(ちょう)覚(かく)士(し) • (gengo chōkakushi) ^(←げんごちやうかくし (gengotyaukakusi)?)

言語聴覚士 (canonical)
gengo chōkakushi (romanization)
gengotyaukakusi (romanization)
げんごちやうかくし (hiragana historical)

[ɡẽ̞ŋɡo̞ t͡ɕo̞ːka̠kɯ̟ɕi]

Compound of 言(げん)語(ご) (gengo, “language, speech”) + 聴(ちょう)覚(かく) (chōkaku, “acoustic sense; auditory sense”) + 士(し) (-shi, “specialist”).


パイユート人

パイユート人 (canonical)
Paiyūto-jin (romanization)

[pa̠ijɯ̟ːto̞ʑĩɴ]


マミー

ja-noun

マミー • (mamī)

マミーブレイン

(nonstandard, humorous, childish) mommy, mummy


ダディ

「なんだってんだよー！ ……ダディ！？」


お嬢様

お嬢様 (canonical)
o-jō-sama (romanization)


生息子

Compound of 生(き) (ki, “pure, undefiled, unadulterated”) + 息子(むすこ) (musuko, “son”).


立役者

ja-noun

立(たて)役(やく)者(しゃ) • (tateyakusha) ^(←たてやくしや (tateyakusya)?)

立役者 (canonical)
tateyakusha (romanization)
tateyakusya (romanization)
たてやくしや (hiragana historical)


マイスター

meister; master (person of great skill or authority in a particular field)


相模女

相模(さがみ)女(おんな) • (Sagami onna) ^(←さがみをんな (Sagami wonna)?)

相模女 (canonical)
さがみをんな (hiragana historical)

Compound of 相模(さがみ) (Sagami, “Sagami”, ancient province) + 女(おんな) (onna, “female”). Literally, “Sagami woman”.

ja-com

(historical) woman from Sagami Province who went to Edo for employment; they were known for their eroticism in genres such as senryū


ひまご

himago (romanization)
fimago (romanization)
ひまご (hiragana historical)


曽孫

曽孫 (canonical)
sōson (romanization)
souson (romanization)
そうそん (hiragana historical)


お方

Compound of お (o-, honorific prefix) + 方(かた) (kata, “direction; (polite) person”).

あのお方の紹介なら信用します。

Ano okata no shōkai nara shin'yō shimasu.

If it's an introduction from that honorable person, I trust it.

(honorific) nobleman's wife, concubine or child


衣被

ja-noun

衣(きぬ)被(かずき) • (kinukazuki) ^(←きぬかづき (kinukaduki)?)

衣被 (canonical)
kinukazuki (romanization)
kinukaduki (romanization)
きぬかづき (hiragana historical)

Compound of 衣(きぬ) (kinu, “clothing”) + 被(かずき) (kazuki, “thing that covers”).

ja-com

(historical) the practice in the Heian period where upper-class women would cover their faces with their clothing when they went out; the type of headdress; the women referred to


構ってちゃん

構ってちゃん (canonical)
kamattechan (romanization)

Compound of 構(かま)って (kamatte, te-form of the verb 構(かま)う (kamau, “to take care, look after”), acting as a light imperative) + ちゃん (-chan, “-ie, -y”, suffix of endearment), referring to a person as if saying "Take care of me."

ja-com

(slang) person repeating words or actions that draw attention in order to get approval and be treated kindly; attention seeker


バイエル

Transliteration from German in the stage pronunciation (Bühnenaussprache); compare バイヤー (baiyā), バイアー (baiā).

Ferdinand Beyer, German composer and pianist (1803–1863)


お姉

ja-noun

お姉(ねえ) • (onē)

Clipping of お姉さん (onēsan, “older sister”).

clipping

(familiar way of referring) older sister; young lady


カキタレ

Coordinate term: マジタレ

(slang) woman who one dates only for sex


ご意見番

ja-noun

ご意(い)見(けん)番(ばん) • (goikenban) ^(←ごいけんばん (goikenban)?)

ご意見番 (canonical)
goikenban (romanization)
ごいけんばん (hiragana historical)

[ɡo̞ikẽ̞mbã̠ɴ]

From 御(ご) (go-) + 意(い)見(けん) (iken) + 番(ばん) (-ban).


よみて

yomite (romanization)
よみて (hiragana historical)

From 読(よ)み (yomi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 読(よ)む (yomu).”) + 手(て) (te).

ja-compound

(karuta) person who reads the card aloud


マジタレ

Coordinate term: カキタレ

(slang) woman who one dates out of genuine romantic attraction


色魔

色魔 (canonical)
shikima (romanization)
sikima (romanization)
しきま (hiragana historical)


平社員

ja-noun

平(ひら)社(しゃ)員(いん) • (hirashain) ^(←ひらしやゐん (firasyawin)?)

平社員 (canonical)
hirashain (romanization)
firasyawin (romanization)
ひらしやゐん (hiragana historical)

[çiɾa̠ɕa̠ĩɴ]


児童館

児(じ)童(どう)館(かん) • (jidōkan) ^(←じどうくわん (zidoukwan)?)

児童館 (canonical)
jidōkan (romanization)
zidoukwan (romanization)
じどうくわん (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑido̞ːkã̠ɴ]

children's hall (Japanese government-run children's play center)


フラワーガール

フラワーガール • (furawā gāru)

[ɸɯ̟ɾa̠β̞a̠ː ɡa̠ːɾɯ̟]


クリー

ja-pos

クリー • (Kurī)

Cree (an aboriginal nation in North America)


教誨師

教誨師 (canonical)
kyōkai shi (romanization)


カウンセラー

[ka̠ɯ̟̃ɰ̃se̞ɾa̠ː]


みそかす

Compound of 味噌 (miso, “miso, fermented bean paste”) + 滓 (kasu, “lees, dregs”).
First attested in the late 1600s.

味噌っ滓

dregs; a child who is left out of activities


ラガーマン

[ɾa̠ɡa̠ːmã̠ɴ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from rugger + man.


乗り鉄

乗り鉄 (canonical)
noritetsu (romanization)


事務弁護士

事務弁護士 (canonical)
jimu bengoshi (romanization)

[d͡ʑimɯ̟ bẽ̞ŋɡo̞ɕi]

Compound of 事務(じむ) (jimu, “business; clerical work”) + 弁護士(べんごし) (bengoshi, “lawyer”).

ja-compound

(law) solicitor (lawyer offering legal services to clients apart from acting as their advocate)

法廷弁護士

法廷弁護士 ほうていべんごし


法廷弁護士

ja-noun

法(ほう)廷(てい)弁(べん)護(ご)士(し) • (hōtei bengoshi)

法廷弁護士 (canonical)
hōtei bengoshi (romanization)

[ho̞ːte̞ː bẽ̞ŋɡo̞ɕi]

Compound of 法廷(ほうてい) (hōtei, “court”) + 弁護士(べんごし) (bengoshi, “lawyer”).

ja-compound

事務弁護士

事務弁護士 じむべんごし


治安判事

治安判事 (canonical)
chian hanji (romanization)

[t͡ɕia̠ɰ̃ hã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Compound of 治安 (chian, “peace”) + 判事 (hanji, “judge”). Possibly Calque of English justice of the peace.

compound

justice of the peace
justice of the peace


夫婦生活

夫婦生活 (canonical)
fūfu seikatsu (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟ːɸɯ̟ se̞ːka̠t͡sɨ]


納所

ja-noun

納(なっ)所(しょ) or 納(のう)所(しょ) • (nassho or nōsho) ^(←なふしよ (nafusyo)?)

納所 (canonical)
納所 (canonical)
nassho (romanization)
nōsho (romanization)
nafusyo (romanization)
なふしよ (hiragana historical)

a monk in charge of the above activities


おれもの

Compound of おれ (ore, “foolish?”, meaning uncertain; appears to be related to root oro- of 愚か (oroka, “foolish”)) + 者 (mono, “person”).
First attested in a text from 974.

compound

meaning uncertain; appears to be related to root oro- of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">愚か</i> (oroka, “foolish”)

(archaic, possibly obsolete) a fool, an idiot

Daijirin
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
Kōjien
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru
ja:NHK出版
ja:NHK放送文化研究所


不束者

ja-noun

不(ふ)束(つつか)者(もの) • (futsutsukamono) ^(←ふつつかもの (fututukamono)?)

不束者 (canonical)
futsutsukamono (romanization)
fututukamono (romanization)
ふつつかもの (hiragana historical)

From 不束(ふつつか) (futsutsuka) + 者(もの) (mono).

不束者ですが、よろしくお願いします。

Futsutsukamono desu ga, yoroshiku onegaishimasu.


入刀

入刀する (canonical)
nyūtō suru (romanization)
nifutau (romanization)
入刀し (stem)
入刀した (past)
入刀し
にゅうとうし
nyūtō shi
入刀する
にゅうとうする
nyūtō suru
入刀すれ
にゅうとうすれ
nyūtō sure
入刀せよ (imperative literary)
入刀しろ (colloquial imperative)
にゅうとうせよ (imperative literary)
にゅうとうしろ (colloquial imperative)
nyūtō seyo (imperative literary)
nyūtō shiro (colloquial imperative)
入刀される (passive)
にゅうとうされる (passive)
nyūtō sareru (passive)
入刀させる (causative)
入刀さす (causative)
にゅうとうさせる (causative)
にゅうとうさす (causative)
nyūtō saseru (causative)
nyūtō sasu (causative)
入刀できる (potential)
にゅうとうできる (potential)
nyūtō dekiru (potential)
入刀しよう (volitional)
にゅうとうしよう (volitional)
nyūtō shiyō (volitional)
入刀しない (negative)
にゅうとうしない (negative)
nyūtō shinai (negative)
入刀せず (continuative negative)
にゅうとうせず (continuative negative)
nyūtō sezu (continuative negative)
入刀します (formal)
にゅうとうします (formal)
nyūtō shimasu (formal)
入刀した (perfective)
にゅうとうした (perfective)
nyūtō shita (perfective)
入刀して (conjunctive)
にゅうとうして (conjunctive)
nyūtō shite (conjunctive)
入刀すれば (conditional hypothetical)
にゅうとうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
nyūtō sureba (conditional hypothetical)


人間の盾

人間の盾 (canonical)
ningen no tate (romanization)


水星人

水星人 (canonical)
suiseijin (romanization)

[sɨise̞ːʑĩɴ]

水星 (Suisei, “Mercury”) + 人 (-jin, “human”)

suf

(science fiction) a Mercurian (inhabitant of Mercury)


オンブズマン

[õ̞mbɯ̟zɨmã̠ɴ]


兼重

兼(かね)重(しげ)宏(ひろ)行(ゆき) ja:w:兼重宏行

ビッグモーター ja:w:ビッグモーター

兼(かね)重(しげ)宏(ひろ)行(ゆき) (Kaneshige Hiroyuki) (born 1951), founder and former CEO of ビッグモーター (Biggu Mōtā, “BIG MOTOR Co., Ltd.”)

兼(かね)重(しげ)宏(こう)一(いち) (Kaneshige Kōichi) (born 1988), former Vice-President of ビッグモーター


増税メガネ

増税メガネ (canonical)
Zōzei Megane (romanization)

From 増税(ぞうぜい) (zōzei, “tax increase”) + 眼鏡(めがね) (megane, “eye glasses”), in reference to Kishida’s proposals to increase government spending and the fact that he wears glasses.

ja-compound

2023 October 7, Kono Masayuki, “Minna no hiroba: ‘Zōzei Megane’ kokumin no ikari tozen [Public square: Naturally citizens are angry at ‘Zōzei Megane’]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 8:

Citizens have given Prime Minister Fumio Kishida the disparaging nickname “Zōzei Megane” (four-eyed tax-raiser). Recently, Kishida is said to have taken notice and “frowned” about it.

国民が岸田文雄首相につけた不名誉なあだ名「増税メガネ」。最近、気にし始め、岸田首相は「しかめ面」をしたという。

Kokumin ga Kishida Fumio Shushō ni tsuketa fumeiyo na adana “Zōzei Megane”. Saikin, ki ni shihajime, Kishida Shushō wa “shikame tsura” o shita to iu.

2023 October 19, Yamazaki Gen, “Kishida Shushō wa naze ‘Zōzei Megane’ to yobareru no ka [Why is Prime Minister Kishda called ‘Zōzei Megane’]”, in Yahoo News, Diamond Online, archived from the original on 2023-11-02:

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is increasingly referred to with the nickname “Zōzei Megane” in news reports and social media. Since Kishida himself has not yet attempted to raise taxes, why is zōzei “tax hike” part of the nickname?

岸田文雄首相が「増税メガネ」というあだ名で呼ばれているのを記事やSNSで見かける機会が増えてきた。岸田首相本人がまだ増税したわけではないのに、なぜ「増税」をあだ名にされるのか。

Kishida Fumio Shushō ga “Zōzei Megane” to iu adana de yobarete-iru no o kiji ya SNS de mikakeru kikai ga fuete-kita. Kishida shushō honnin ga mada zōzei shita wake de wa nai no ni, naze “zōzei” o adana ni sareru no ka.

2023 October 25, Obayashi Nao, “Nenshū no kabe, doronawa taiō no seiken ni kugi [Tax problem, late response another nail in the administration]”, in Nikkei Sokuhō:

The Prime Minister’s advisory board, the Government Tax Commission, in June suggested taxing corporate employee’s commuting allowances as one way to raise funds, leading social media influencers to ridicule the Prime Minister as “Zōzei Megane”. It is believed that the Prime Minister himself is now trying to cut taxes in order to shed this nickname.

首相の諮問機関である政府税制調査会が6月の中期答申で、会社員の通勤費を課税対象候補の一つとして例示したのをきっかけに、ソーシャルメディアのインフルエンサーが首相を「増税眼鏡」などと揶揄した。この汚名をすすごうと、首相自身が減税実現を強くめざしているとの見方がある。

Shushō no shimon kikan dearu Seifu Zeisei Chōsakai ga rokugatsu no chūki tōshin de, kaishain no tsūkin hi o kazei taishō kōho no hitotsu to shite reiji shita no o kikkake ni, sōsharu media no infuruensā ga Shushō o “Zōzei Megane” nado to yayu shita. Kono omei o susugō to, Shushō jishin ga genzei jitsugen o tsuyoku mezashite-iru to no mikata ga aru.

2024 May 27, Tomoki Kaneko, “Seiji fushin o koeru [Distrust of government growing]”, in Nihon Keizai Shimbun, page 16:

Typical of this media are the many posts calling Prime Minister Kishida “Zōzei Megane”. Likewise, humorous short videos satirizing the government as well as clips collecting influencers’ criticisms of the government rack up large view counts.

これらのメディアでは、「増税メガネ」に象徴されるような岸田首相への批判投稿が多く流通している。また、面白おかしく政治を皮肉るショート動画や、インフルエンサーによる政治批評を切り抜いた動画も閲覧数を稼いでいる。

岸田首相 きしだしゅしょう

批判投稿 ひはんとうこう

政治批評 せいじひひょう

Korera no media de wa, “Zōzei Megane” ni shōchō sareru yō na Kishida Shushō e no hihan tōkō ga ōku ryūtsū shiteiru. Mata, omoshiro okashiku seiji o hinikuru shōto dōga ya, infuruensā ni yoru seiji hihyō o kiri nuita dōga mo etsuran sū o kaseideiru.

(informal, humorous, derogatory) Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan since 2021


エスペランティスト

Borrowed from English Esperantist, from Esperanto esperantisto.

ja:エスペランティスト


メッセンジャー

ja-noun

メッセンジャー • (messenjā)

[me̞sːẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑa̠ː]


ヤニカス

Blend of やに (yani, “tar”) + かす (kasu, “scum”).


パチカス

Blend of パチンコ (pachinko, “pachinko”) + かす (kasu, “scum”).


白拍子

白拍子 (canonical)
shirabyōshi (romanization)

[ɕiɾa̠bʲo̞ːɕi]

(archaic) crossdressing female performers in the 12th-14th century


プロ驚き屋

プロ驚き屋 (canonical)
puro odorokiya (romanization)

[púꜜrò òdórókíyá]

From プロ (puro, “professional”) + 驚(おどろ)き (odoroki, “surprise; astonishment”) + 屋(や) (-ya, “-ist”).

ja-compound

(neologism, computing, Internet slang) A user or influencer who posts excitedly about cutting-edge or upcoming technology, such as ChatGPT, in a uncritical or hyperbolic way.


ムシュリク

[mɯ̟ɕɨɾʲikɯ̟]


イケオジ

Shortened from イケてるおじさん (iketeru ojisan).


カーフィル

ja-noun

カーフィル • (kāfiru)

[ka̠ːɸʲiɾɯ̟]


インプレゾンビ

(Internet slang, derogatory) "impression zombie", someone who farms for impressions (post views; engagement) on X (formerly Twitter)

リプライゾンビ

impression zombie who operates by replying to posts (Tweets)


クーファン

クーファン • (kūfan)


アジュンマ

Coordinate term: アジョシ (ajoshi)

(chiefly in Korean media) ajumma (married, middle-aged Korean woman)


チーママ

second-in-command proprietress of a drinking establishment etc.


アジョシ

Coordinate term: アジュンマ (ajunma)

(chiefly in Korean media) ahjussi (middle-aged Korean man)


ヌナ

(chiefly in Korean media, men's speech) noona (elder sister, or an affectionate term of address for a somewhat older woman)


オンニ

(South Korean idol fandom) unnie (older female member of an idol group)


ヒョン

(South Korean idol fandom) hyung (older male member of an idol group)


オッパ

(chiefly in Korean media, women's speech) oppa (elder brother, or an affectionate term of address for a somewhat older man)


マンネ

(South Korean idol fandom) maknae (youngest member of an idol group)


やもお

yamoo (romanization)
yamowo (romanization)
やもを (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of an uncertain element やも (yamo) + 男(お) (o, “man”). The same element is also found in やもめ (yamome, “widow”), a compound with 女(め) (me, “woman”).
First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.


おんにゃのこ

[õ̞ɲ̟ːa̠no̞ko̞]

おんなのこ おんなのこ#Japanese


やらはた

やらはた (canonical)
ヤラハタ (canonical)
yarahata (romanization)

From やらず (yarazu, negative form of やる “do”) + 二十歳(はたち) (hatachi, “twenty years of age”). Attested from the 1980s.

ja-compound

2006, Shinjō Mayu, Kaikan furēzu, volume 7, page 112:

えー…それってヤラハタになっちゃうんじゃん？
ヤラハタって？
ヤラずにハタチっ
ひどいっー

Ē… sore tte yarahata ni natchaun jan?
Yarahata tte?
Yarazu ni hatachi '
Hidoi '

Um... wouldn’t that make you yarahata? Yarahata? A twenty year old virgin! That’s terrible!!

(colloquial, informal) a person who has had no sexual experience before the age of 20; being sexually inexperienced after 20


うけこ

(crime, slang) person who receives the cash in a bank transfer scam


もとヤン

From 元(もと) (moto-, “former”) + shortened ヤンキー (delinquent).


博識者

ja-noun

博(はく)識(しき)者(しゃ) • (hakushikisha) ^(←はくしきしゃ (fakusikisya)?)

博識者 (canonical)
hakushikisha (romanization)
fakusikisya (romanization)
はくしきしゃ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 博識(はくしき) (hakushiki, “extensively knowledgeable”) + 者(しゃ) (sha, “a person”).


継娘

継娘 (canonical)
mamamusume (romanization)


継息子

継息子 (canonical)
mamamusuko (romanization)


マッネ

Alternative form of マンネ (manne, “maknae”)


バリキャリ

From バリバリ働(はたら)くキャリアウーマン (baribari hataraku kyariaūman).

ja-r

バリバリ働くキャリアウーマン

バリバリ はたらく キャリアウーマン


イベンター

ja-noun

イベンター • (ibentā)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from event + -er. Literally, “eventer”.