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PRONUNCIATION OF JAPANGLISH

Japanglish  [dʒəˈpæŋlɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JAPANGLISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Japanglish is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JAPANGLISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wasei-eigo

The term Wasei-eigo (和製英語?, Japanese-made English, English words coined in Japan) is used in Japanese to refer to Japanese expressions which superficially appear to come from English, but in fact do not. These words were originally borrowed loanwords deriving from English but have become so embedded into the Japanese lexicon that they are re-fashioned to create a novel meaning – diverging from its original intended meaning. Some examples of wasei-eigo are reberu appu (レベルアップ, 'level up'?), which means "raise a level", the preposition being interpreted in line with Japanese word order as a verb qualifying its preceding object). In other cases, a word may simply have gained a (slightly) different meaning: thus, kanningu (カンニング?) means not "cunning", but "cheating." Wasei-eigo is distinct from Engrish, as it consists of words used in Japanese conversation – not an attempt at speaking English. These include acronyms and initialisms particular to Japan (see list of Japanese Latin alphabetic abbreviations).

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JAPANGLISH


abolish
əˈbɒlɪʃ
accomplish
əˈkɒmplɪʃ
bullish
ˈbʊlɪʃ
churlish
ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ
delish
dɪˈlɪʃ
demolish
dɪˈmɒlɪʃ
devilish
ˈdɛvəlɪʃ
embellish
ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ
English
ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ
establish
ɪˈstæblɪʃ
foolish
ˈfuːlɪʃ
Hamlisch
ˈhæmlɪʃ
hellish
ˈhɛlɪʃ
polish
ˈpɒlɪʃ
publish
ˈpʌblɪʃ
relish
ˈrɛlɪʃ
republish
ˌriːˈpʌblɪʃ
smallish
ˈsmɔːlɪʃ
stylish
ˈstaɪlɪʃ
ticklish
ˈtɪklɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JAPANGLISH

Japan tallow
Japan wax
Japanese
Japanese andromeda
Japanese basil
Japanese beetle
Japanese cedar
Japanese Chin
Japanese flowering cherry
Japanese ivy
Japanese lantern
Japanese larch
Japanese persimmon
Japanese quince
Japanese red cedar
Japanese river fever
Japanese slippers
Japanese stranglehold
Japanese umbrella pine

WORDS THAT END LIKE JAPANGLISH

American English
basic English
Canadian English
Chinglish
Dalglish
Denglish
Early English
half-English
Hinglish
King´s English
Middle English
Modern English
nail polish
Old English
Oxford English
pidgin English
queen´s English
Singlish
Standard English
the English
un-English

Synonyms and antonyms of Japanglish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Japanglish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JAPANGLISH

Find out the translation of Japanglish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Japanglish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Japanglish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Japanglish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Japanglish
570 millions of speakers

English

Japanglish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Japanglish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Japanglish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Japanglish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Japanglish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Japanglish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Japanglish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Japanglish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Japanglish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Japanglish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Japanglish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Japanglish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Japanglish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Japanglish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जपानग्लिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Japanglish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Japanglish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Japanglish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Japanglish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Japanglish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Japanglish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Japanglish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Japanglish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Japanglish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Japanglish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JAPANGLISH»

The term «Japanglish» is used very little and occupies the 173.978 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Japanglish
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JAPANGLISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Japanglish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Japanglish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Japanglish

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JAPANGLISH»

Discover the use of Japanglish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Japanglish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
ジェフの見た日本のエクセレント・カンパニー: hierarchy & community
The third implication of the educational system is that, although they study English, most students wind up speaking Japanglish. Japanglish is more than a different set of pronunciations for English words, and more than the inevitable confusion ...
Jeffrey A. Camp, 大野陽子, 1989
2
Information Communication Technologies and Emerging Business ...
5 Japanglish, Paperlantern Web site describes my boom as “something you are really into, absorbed in, a craze.” http://www.paperlantern.net/culture/ japanglish/ 6 Inglehart Values Map, http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/library/index.html 7 ...
Yuichi Washida, 2007
3
West of 98: Living and Writing the New American West
JaPanglish My mother speaks Japanese to me when I am an infant and a toddler, because when I first start to talk, I speak a cryptic form of Japanglish apparently indecipherable to everyone but myself. My mother panics and immediately ...
Lynn Stegner, Russell Rowland, 2012
4
Orientalism & Occidentalism: Is Mistranslating Culture ...
But, considering how little Japanese most of Kendrick's readers know, Japanglish should not make us smug! (The point to remember is this: Since Japanese and English are far removed, bilingualism is very, very rare. So, if we are in close ...
Robin Gill, 2004
5
Sensational Knowledge: Embodying Culture Through Japanese Dance
The use of Euro-American words in Japan has fostered a fascinating syncretic vocabulary (also known as "Japanglish," "Jenglish," "Japanese English" or " Japlish"). In many cases words are only loosely tied to their English counterpart or do ...
Tomie Hahn, 2007
6
"But will it work with real students?": scenarios for ...
One day after having made one of these mixed-up word errors, Manami, an eighth grader, said, "Mrs. O., I think I'm speaking Japanglish!" Of course, everyone in the group chimed in that they spoke Japanglish, too. I said, "You know what ...
Janet Alsup, Jonathan Bush, 2003
7
My 52 Weeks of Worship: Lessons from A Global, Spiritual, ...
When he released me from my holy hug, I spent some time talking to him, in Japanglish, about the group he was with, and how he came to be waving a Bible around in front ofa train station in Tokyo. This was my only previous experience with ...
Ekpedeme "Pamay" M. Bassey, 2012
8
Potato in a Rice Bowl
In the game of Japanglish, I witnessed on a regular basis some inevitably quirky, funny, even lamentable mistakes thejinxed Match and Watch Store being a case in point! It went on for years. I'll never forget my excitement much later during our  ...
Peggy Keener, 2010
9
Ai, Love You?
Thismixingor incorrect usage of Japanese and English is sometimes referred to as Japanglish. When words in both languages are combined, or new words in one language are pronounced in the other'saccent, a child mayhave a slower time ...
Justin Velgus, 2012
10
Second Language Writing Systems
If the target word <authority> has a single Japanese equivalent, the degree of inter ference would be low; however, the English word <authority> can also, unfortunately, be transcribed in 'Japanglish' ^ — yijj-f — in katakana. There is no schwa ...
Vivian Cook, Benedetta Bassetti, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JAPANGLISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Japanglish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
"God Hates Japan": the Douglas Coupland novel that may never …
It would be such a wonderful piece of Japanglish, those weird contortions of English that the Japanese put on their shirts and products, mostly ... «Boing Boing, Feb 15»
2
Can Dating Apps Solve Japan's Sex Crisis?
On her profile, she describes herself as "curious, optimistic, shy and mai pe-su,"—a Japanglish expression for "my pace," meaning she's an ... «Fast Company, Sep 14»
3
Namco Bandai's Voice Acting Game Has Lines From Tales of RPGs …
Hmm… Japanglish? Isn't Spanglish a term for bad Spanish from an English speaker? Or maybe it's the other way around and is the same as ... «Siliconera, Mar 14»
4
100 Colorado Creatives: Andrew Novick
... visual Japanglish, Peeps, Casa Bonita, collecting nearly everything, horror films, lowbrow art, mini-golf, toppings, being this week's Westword ... «Westword, Feb 14»
5
Damo Suzuki – review
... drone-friendly Japanglish – to the peak era of German experimentalists Can. After quitting music for a decade in 1973 to become a Jehovah's ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
6
Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including HIV Activism Classic The …
... slightly risqué and overly drawn-out send-up probably depends on one's familiarity with and nostalgia for the perversely Japanglish-accented ... «LA Weekly, Sep 13»
7
Best dish at Fringe? Assaulted Fish
Nelson Wong joined the group, as did Yumi Ogawa (who has since left and had her own Fringe hit, Japanglish). They broke off from VACT as ... «The Globe and Mail, Sep 13»
8
Overload and Collapse
The term is a neologism in Japanglish (cf. Franglais) referring to the underground movement or milieu devoted to producing -- and enduring ... «Inside Higher Ed, Aug 13»
9
Sakhalin as Seen From a Japanese Tourist in 42 Points
No one speaks English (or perhaps no one can understand Japanglish…) 2. Prices are surprisingly high (probably as high as Japan) 3. «ROCKETNEWS24, Aug 12»
10
Tonight in Seattle: Guitar Wolf, Tea Leaf Green, Dom Kennedy and …
... rockers Guitar Wolf sound something like what you might get if you played an 8-track tape of The Ramones singing in Japanglish through an ... «SSG Music, Apr 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Japanglish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/japanglish>. Apr 2024 ».
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