和わ製せい英えい語ご

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Meanings

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noun

Japanese-made English; wasei eigo; pseudo-English coined in Japan

Refers to words or phrases created in Japan from English elements (or English-sounding elements) that are not used in the same way in native English. Common examples include サラリーマン (salaryman) and ナイター (night game).

「サラリーマン」は和わ製せい英えい語ごの代だい表ひょう例れいだ。

"Salaryman" is a classic example of wasei eigo.

和わ製せい英えい語ごは英えい語ごのネイティブスピーカーには通つうじないことが多おおい。

Wasei eigo often doesn't make sense to native English speakers.

Kanji

和harmony, Japanese style, peace
製made in..., manufacture
英England, English, hero
語word, speech, language

Related words

外がい来らい語ご
外来語 refers to loanwords in general, including those borrowed directly from foreign languages. 和製英語 specifically refers to English-based coinages made in Japan that are not used in the same way in English-speaking countries.
カタカナ英えい語ご
カタカナ英語 is a broader, more colloquial term for English words rendered in katakana, often with Japanese pronunciation. 和製英語 is a subset of カタカナ英語 that includes only those words coined in Japan.

Etymology

Compound of 和製 (わせい, 'Japanese-made') and 英語 (えいご, 'English language'). The term itself is a Japanese coinage describing a linguistic phenomenon.