J-pop

noun

Japanese pop music influenced by Western genres.

OriginJapanese J-POP ← English Japanese pop →
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Meanings

J-pop1

nounJ-pop (uncountable)

alternative J-Pop · alternative Jpop · alternative JPop

  1. uncountableentertainmentJapanese pop music influenced by Western genres.

    The girls are constantly reshuffled into new permutations in order to feed the J-pop market's insatiable demand for fresh looks and faces.

    2005 August 21, Chris Campion, “J-Pop's dream factory”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021
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    She may be declining in popularity, relevance and quality, but Ayumi Hamasaki is still the undisputed Queen of J-Pop, and it will be a long while before anyone can surpass her.

    2010 March 25, Teresa Nieman, “Why Japanese pop matters”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2019

J-Pop2

nounJ-Pop (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of J-pop.

Origin

  1. EnglishJapanese pop
  2. JapaneseJ-POP
  3. EnglishJ-pop

Borrowed from Japanese J-POP (jeipoppu), from J- + pop, an abbreviation of English Japanese pop, coined by Tokyo radio station J‑WAVE in 1988.

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Translations

Arabic جِاي-بُوب, جِاي-بُوب
  • جِاي-بُوب (jey-būb)Japanese pop music
  • جِاي-بُوب (jey-pop)Japanese pop music
Chinese Mandarin 日本流行音樂 /日本流行音乐
  • 日本流行音樂 /日本流行音乐 (Rìběn liúxíng yīnyuè)Japanese pop music
Finnish J-pop, japsipoppi
  • J-popJapanese pop music
  • japsipoppiJapanese pop music
  • japanilainen popJapanese pop music
French J-pop, pop japonaise
  • J-popJapanese pop music
  • pop japonaiseJapanese pop music
German J-Pop
  • J-PopJapanese pop music
Indonesian J-pop
  • J-popJapanese pop music
Japanese J-POP (jē-poppu), Jポップ
  • J-POP (jē-poppu)Japanese pop music
  • Jポップ (jē-poppu)Japanese pop music
  • ジェー・ポップ (jē-poppu)Japanese pop music
Korean J-pop (jei-pap), J팝
  • J-pop (jei-pap)Japanese pop music
  • J팝 (jeipap)Japanese pop music
  • 제이팝 (jeipap)Japanese pop music
  • 일본 팝 음악 (ilbon pap eumak)Japanese pop music
Portuguese J-pop
  • J-popJapanese pop music
Russian джей-по́п, япо́нский поп
  • джей-по́п (džej-póp)Japanese pop music
  • япо́нский поп (japónskij pop)Japanese pop music
  • япо́нская поп-му́зыка (japónskaja pop-múzyka)Japanese pop music
Spanish J-Pop
  • J-PopJapanese pop music
Thai เจ-ป็อป
  • เจ-ป็อป (jay-bpòp)Japanese pop music
Vietnamese J-Pop
  • J-PopJapanese pop music
Cite this entry
APA

J-pop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/J-pop

MLA

“J-pop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/J-pop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “J-pop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/J-pop.

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