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Meaning of "Japlish" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JAPLISH

From a blend of Japanese + English.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JAPLISH

Japlish  [ˈdʒæplɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JAPLISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Japlish 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 JAPLISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Japlish

Engrish

Engrish is a slang term for the misuse of the English language by native speakers of some East Asian languages. The term itself relates to Japanese speakers' tendency to inadvertently substitute the English phonemes "R" and "L" for one another, because the Japanese language has one alveolar consonant in place for both. The related term "wasei-eigo" refers to pseudo-anglicisms that have entered into everyday Japanese. While the term may refer to spoken English, it is more often used to describe written English. Engrish can be found in many places, including signs, menus, and advertisements. Terms such as Japanglish, Japlish or Janglish for Japan, Konglish for Korea, and Chinglish for China are more specific terms for Engrish.

Definition of Japlish in the English dictionary

The definition of Japlish in the dictionary is the adoption and adaptation of English words into the Japanese language Also called: Japanglish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JAPLISH


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JAPLISH

Japanese larch
Japanese persimmon
Japanese quince
Japanese red cedar
Japanese river fever
Japanese slippers
Japanese stranglehold
Japanese umbrella pine
Japanglish
japanize
japanned
japanner
japanning
jape
japer
Japheth
Japhetic

WORDS THAT END LIKE JAPLISH

American English
basic English
Canadian English
Dalglish
French polish
French-polish
Gaulish
girlish
hellish
Middle English
Modern English
nail polish
Old English
Oxford English
pidgin English
re-establish
shoe polish
Singlish
Spanglish
the English

Synonyms and antonyms of Japlish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Japlish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JAPLISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

Japlish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Japlish
570 millions of speakers

English

Japlish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Japlish
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

Japlish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Japlish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Japlish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাপানি এবং ইংরেজির জগাখিচুড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Japlish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Japlish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Japlish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Japlish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Japlish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Japlish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Japlish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Japlish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॅप्लिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Japlish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Japlish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Japlish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Japlish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Japlish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Japlish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Japlish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Japlish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Japlish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Japlish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JAPLISH»

The term «Japlish» is used very little and occupies the 155.494 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Japlish
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Japlish».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JAPLISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Japlish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Japlish» 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 Japlish

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JAPLISH»

Discover the use of Japlish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Japlish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Japlish
An oversize book of black and white photos by Sally Larsen showing Japanese youths wearing clothing with phrases in Japlish -- a term used in Tokyo to describe Euro-American expressions found in Japanese newspapers.
Sally Larsen, 1993
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The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture
234 Japlish masks employment in hostess bars or massage parlours. Illegal male workers are overwhelmingly employed in construction and factory labour ± those jobs described as dirty, difficult and dangerous (kitanai, kitsui, kiken) ± while ...
Sandra Buckley, 2009
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture
234 Japlish masks employment in hostess bars or massage parlours. Illegal male workers are overwhelmingly employed in construction and factory labour ± those jobs described as dirty, difficult and dangerous (kitanai, kitsui, kiken) ± while ...
Sandra Buckley, 2006
4
Japanese Popular Music: Culture, Authenticity and Power
This book examines Japanese popular music, exploring its historical development, technology, business and production aspects, audiences, and language and culture.
Carolyn S. Stevens, 2012
5
Statistical Learning and Language Acquisition
The correlation between the acceptance rates in the two experiments was r 1⁄4 0.832, p < 0.001, meaning that 69% of the variability in Japlish was accounted for by endorsement rates in the analogue. The correspondence between the results  ...
Patrick Rebuschat, John Williams, 2012
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Sociology: Your Compass for a New World
... (scheme), eensenchibu (incentive), deribatibu (derivative), and identyityi ( identity).Whether official pronouncements will have much effect on the way English and Japlish are used in advertising and on the streets is, however, another ...
Robert Brym, John Lie, 2006
7
Heaven, Hell, and in Between
To appreciate the humor, one has to know “Japlish”, a word coined by the Westerners to refer to “Japanized” version of the English vocabulary. Here's the gist of the story he told me. A Japanese girl named Akiko was living and working in New ...
Yuko Sawa, 2013
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Japan: A Primary Source Cultural Guide
Some Japanese believe that as a result of these borrowed words, a new dialect has emerged. According to one language expert, the latest edition of a dictionary of Japlish words contains 43,000 entries. Such publications cannot keep up with  ...
Meg Greene, 2005
9
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
One day Cinderella-san sisters ketchee post cardo from Seoul. Post cardo speakee so: one prince-san have big blowout, taksan kimchi, taksan beeru . . . Cindy-san sisters taksan excited, make Cinderella-san police up clothes. JAPLISH, also ...
Thomas Burns McArthur, Roshan McArthur, 2005
10
Contagion of Living: East-West Experimentations with ...
“The man in the road leaned into the jeepney, revealing a Japanese face: ' Biupointo?' he asked” (Mura 363). I burst out laughing, recognizing the tones of Japlish, English words pronounced according to the rules of Japanese pronunciation ...
Una Chung, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JAPLISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Japlish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Word of the Week: Blend Words
Consider the recent coinages of “Japlish,” “Spanglish” and “Germlish,” which blend the term “English” with the names of other languages, ... «The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Jan 15»
2
Issey Nakajima-Farran and the art of soccer
“We call it Japlish,” he said. He says it cuts corners and allows them to communicate faster. With his parents, he says the language depends on ... «MetroNews Canada, Apr 14»
3
Fukuppy: Fukushima Mascot Is A Branding Disaster
Funny 'Japlish' Translations. 1 of 18... (All images: Muzuhashi). Next. Previous; Next. Share. Tweet.. ✖. (All images: Muzuhashi). «Huffington Post Canada, Oct 13»
4
When Japlish attacks: A rude, homoerotic matcha cookie
When I found this Japanese matcha chocolate cookie by Sanritsu Seika at a local Japanese food store, I wondered if it was designed for gay ... «Straight.com, Jul 13»
5
Honda CBR500R
... customers across the world'; this sounds a bit Japlish but gets the point across and brings home the new back to basics philosophy for Honda ... «Mcnews.com.au, May 13»
6
What are the weirdest car names?
Japlish: All together now, ''Honda Acty Crawler, Nissan Big Thumb, Suzuki Alto Afternoon Tea, Toyota Chaser Avante Lordly, Mitsubishi Active ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 13»
7
The evolution of English
Many Konglish words used in Korea were borrowed from "Japlish" in ... worker who earns a salary, is a Japlish word used since the 1930s. «동아일보, Dec 12»
8
Shapes of English
... of Englishes such as Spanglish (Spanish English), Singlish (Singaporean English), Franglais (French English), Japlish (Japanese English), ... «Jakarta Post, Dec 12»
9
Always: Sunset on Third Street 3
The film wears its nostalgia on its sleeve, with references to new things (for the characters) like air-conditioners and Japlish, as well as old ... «Film Business Asia, Aug 12»
10
Izakayas in Honolulu
You need a guide for Gaku's multipage menu, written in that peculiar Japlish amalgam of Japanese and English favored by Honolulu izakaya. «HONOLULUMagazine.com, Apr 11»

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