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  2. List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms - Wikipedia

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    Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...

  3. Wasei-eigo - Wikipedia

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    Wasei-eigo. Wasei-eigo ( 和製英語, meaning "Japanese-made English", from "wasei" (Japanese made) and "eigo" (English), in other words, "English words coined in Japan") are Japanese-language expressions that are based on English words, or on parts of English phrases, but do not exist in standard English, or do not have the meanings that they ...

  4. Japanese grammar - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese grammars these words are classified as sa-hen (サ変), an abbreviation of sa-gyō henkaku katsuyō (サ行変格活用), sa-row irregular conjugation). ka -group. which also has one member, kuru (来る, "to come"). The Japanese name for this class is ka-gyō henkaku katsuyō (カ行変格活用) or simply ka-hen (カ変).

  5. List of English words of Japanese origin - Wikipedia

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    koto. [8] 琴, a traditional stringed musical instrument from Japan, resembling a zither with 13 strings. makimono. [9] 巻物, a horizontal Japanese hand scroll, of ink-and-brush painting or calligraphy. manga. まんが or 漫画 listen ⓘ, (English IPA : [mæŋgɜː]) Japanese comics; refers to comics in general in Japanese. noh.

  6. Japanese profanity - Wikipedia

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    Japanese profanity. Profanity in the Japanese language can pertain to scatological references or aim to put down the listener by negatively commenting on their ability, intellect, or appearance. [ 1] Furthermore, there are different levels of Japanese speech that indicate politeness, social standing and respect, [ 2] referred to, simply, as ...

  7. Japanese language - Wikipedia

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    Japanese (日本語, Nihongo, [ɲihoŋɡo] ⓘ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 120 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages ...

  8. Seppuku - Wikipedia

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    Seppuku (切腹, lit. 'cutting [the] belly'), also called harakiri (腹切り, lit. 'abdomen/belly cutting', a native Japanese kun reading), is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai in their code of honour, but was also practised by other Japanese people during the Shōwa era [ 1][ 2 ...

  9. Japanese wordplay - Wikipedia

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    Goroawase (語呂合わせ, "phonetic matching") is an especially common form of Japanese wordplay, wherein homophonous words are associated with a given series of letters, numbers or symbols, in order to associate a new meaning with that series. The new words can be used to express a superstition about certain letters