外来語
Meanings
1
loanword; word of foreign origin
In Japanese linguistics, typically refers to words borrowed from Western languages (especially English, French, German, etc.), as opposed to 漢語 (Sino-Japanese words) or 和語 (native Japanese words). In everyday use, it simply means a foreign-derived word written in katakana.
"Konpyūtā" is a loanword.
Japanese has many loanwords.
Usage patterns
- 外来語を使うto use a loanword
Young people these days often use loanwords.
- 外来語をカタカナで書くto write a loanword in katakana
Loanwords are usually written in katakana.
- 外来語が増えるloanwords increase in number
The number of loanwords in Japanese is increasing.