Japanglish
Borrowed English, localized
Japanglish refers to English heavily influenced by Japanese, or a hybrid of the two languages.
It describes the distinctive English spoken by Japanese learners, marked by Japanese phonology and grammar patterns, or the mixing of Japanese words into English speech: Her Japanglish was charming—"Let's go to karaoke, it will be very fun time".
The term parallels Spanglish and Chinglish.
Imported vocabulary item
- portmanteauWord combining two others
- katakanaJapanese phonetic writing system
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- coinageInvented term or currency
hybrid · neologism · transliteration · adaptation · calque · romanization · vocabulary · lexicon
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- WesternizationAdopting Western cultural practices
- pop-cultureWidely shared entertainment trends
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
kawaii · advertising · fashion · media · marketing · tourism · signage · menus
Japanese corporate employee
- skinshipPhysical contact as affection
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- mansionLarge, stately home
- consentVoluntary agreement given
naive · tension · high-touch · claim · smart · talent · challenge · service
Failure to grasp meaning
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- translationConverting between languages
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
ESL · teaching · learner · mistake · error · comprehension · barrier · clarification
loanword
Imported vocabulary item
- portmanteauWord combining two others
- katakanaJapanese phonetic writing system
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
coinage · hybrid · neologism · transliteration · adaptation · calque · romanization · vocabulary · lexicon · slang
globalization
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- WesternizationAdopting Western cultural practices
- pop-cultureWidely shared entertainment trends
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
manga · kawaii · advertising · fashion · media · marketing · tourism · signage · menus · mistranslation
salaryman
Japanese corporate employee
consent · naive · tension · high-touch · claim · smart · talent · challenge · service · fight
misunderstanding
Failure to grasp meaning
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- translationConverting between languages
- interpretationAssigned meaning
bilingual · ESL · teaching · learner · mistake · error · comprehension · barrier · clarification · context
JapanglishStandard English
Codified mainstream dialect
Queen's English · proper English · Oxford English · BBC English · British English