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wasei kango en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Relateds

Japanese pseudo-anglicisms · wasei eigo · Japanese 和製漢語