"和製英語" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [β̞a̠se̞ː e̞ːɡo̞] Forms: 和製英語 [canonical] (ruby: (), (せい), (えい), ()), wasei eigo [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 和製(わせい) (wasei, “Japanese-made”) + 英語(えいご) (eigo, “English (language)”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|和製|わせい|英語|えいご|t1=Japanese-made|t2=English (language)}} 和製(わせい) (wasei, “Japanese-made”) + 英語(えいご) (eigo, “English (language)”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|わせい えいご}} 和(わ)製(せい)英(えい)語(ご) • (wasei eigo)
  1. Japanese pseudo-anglicisms: Japanese coinages using English roots, the majority of which have not been borrowed into English or used by anglophone countries or English native speakers, but instead only by speakers of Japanese Wikipedia link: Daijirin, Wasei-eigo, ja:和製英語 Related terms: List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms, 和製外来語 (wasei gairaigo) (ruby: (), (せい), (がい), (らい), ()) (english: foreign-language terms coined in Japan), 和製漢語 (wasei kango) (ruby: (), (せい), (かん), ()) (english: Japanese-created Chinese/Hanzi words)
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Download raw JSONL data for 和製英語 meaning in Japanese (2.5kB)

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