Japanism

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noun

A custom peculiar to Japan.

OriginEnglish Japan ← Dutch Japan ← Malay Jepang →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounJapanism (countable and uncountable, plural Japanisms)

plural Japanisms

  1. countableuncountableA custom peculiar to Japan.
  2. countablerhetoricuncountableA word, phrase or linguistic feature typical of Japan.
    1. countablerhetoricuncountableWasei-eigo; Japanese coinages using English words

Origin

  1. Hokkien日本 (Ji̍t-pún)
  2. MalayJepang
  3. PortugueseJapão
  4. MalayJepang
  5. DutchJapan
  6. EnglishJapan
  7. EnglishJapanism

From Japan + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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