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Japanism.

A custom peculiar to Japan.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A custom peculiar to Japan.

    countable · uncountable

  2. A word, phrase or linguistic feature typical of Japan.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable

  3. A word, phrase or linguistic feature typical of Japan. Wasei-eigo; Japanese coinages using English words

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)bor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Japanism From Japan + -ism.

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