English Explanatory Dictionary

wasei kango

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Words coined in Japanese that are based on Chinese characters.
  2. Japanese coinages using Chinese roots, not originally in use in Chinese-speaking countries nor by Chinese native speakers, but only by speakers of Japanese.

Word forms

wasei kango

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 和製漢語 (literally “Japan-made Chinese words”).

Related words

Japanese 和製漢語 wasei eigo Japanese pseudo-anglicisms
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