English Explanatory Dictionary

JRPG

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Initialism of Japanese role-playing game, a traditional genre of role-playing video game derived from design traditions originating in Japan; generally understood as involving a pre-determined story and player characters, a party of multiple controllable characters, and an emphasis on narrative and storytelling.

Word forms

JRPG JRPGs

Etymology

From J- (“Japanese”) + RPG (“role-playing game”), first attested in a post by the user Isao Takeda on Usenet in 1992 (see quote).

Related words

CRPG WRPG
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