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外来語

外来語

See also: 外來語 and 外来语

Japanese

Kanji in this term
がい
Grade: 2
らい
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

外来語 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 外來語, hiragana がいらいご, romaji gairaigo, historical hiragana ぐわいらいご)

  1. a foreign loanword transliterated into Japanese, usually written in katakana
    「ググる」とは外来語 (がいらいご)だ。
    “Guguru” To wa gairaigo da.
    "To google" is a foreign loanword.

Usage notes

Although this technically refers to a loanword from anywhere, it usually refers to loanwords from the West.

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067