wasei kango

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Japanese-made Chinese-character-based words
Japanese pseudo-sinicisms: Japanese coinages using Chinese roots, not originally in use in Chinese-speaking countries nor by Chinese native speakers, but only by speakers of Japanese

Notes

Although invented in Japan, some of these terms, such as sushi 寿 (す)司 (し) (sushi, “sushi”, literally “sour rice”) have been reimported to Chinese, as 壽司／寿司 (shòusī). This is typical of orthographic borrowings to Chinese from Chinese-character based scripts; for example Tokyo 東 (とう)京 (きょう) (tōkyō, “Tokyo”, literally “eastern capital”) is pronounced differently but written the same (or in simplified form), as 東京／东京 (Dōngjīng), also meaning Tokyo.

单词	wasei kango
释义	wasei kango English Etymology Borrowed from Japanese 和製漢語 (literally “Japan-made Chinese words”) Noun Japanese-made Chinese-character-based words Japanese pseudo-sinicisms: Japanese coinages using Chinese roots, not originally in use in Chinese-speaking countries nor by Chinese native speakers, but only by speakers of Japanese See also Japanese 和 (わ)製 (せい)漢 (かん)語 (ご) (wasei kango) wasei eigo, Japanese pseudo-anglicisms Notes Although invented in Japan, some of these terms, such as sushi 寿 (す)司 (し) (sushi, “sushi”, literally “sour rice”) have been reimported to Chinese, as 壽司／寿司 (shòusī). This is typical of orthographic borrowings to Chinese from Chinese-character based scripts; for example Tokyo 東 (とう)京 (きょう) (tōkyō, “Tokyo”, literally “eastern capital”) is pronounced differently but written the same (or in simplified form), as 東京／东京 (Dōngjīng), also meaning Tokyo.
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wasei kango

English

Etymology

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