和製英語

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 See also

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
和	製	英	語

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[edit] Etymology

和製 (wasei), “‘Japanese-made’”) and 英語 (eigo), “‘English (language)’”)

[edit] Noun

和製英語 (hiragana わせいえいご, romaji waseieigo)

1. Japanese pseudo-anglicisms: English constructions not in use in anglophone countries nor by English native speakers, but only by speakers of Japanese.

[edit] See also

• 和製外来語
• List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms