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Japanism

Japanism noun: a custom peculiar to Japan.

Noun

Japanism (countable and uncountable, plural Japanisms)

  1. A custom peculiar to Japan.
  2. (rhetoric) A word, phrase or linguistic feature typical of Japan.
    1. (rhetoric) Wasei-eigo; Japanese coinages using English words

Forms of Japanism

pluralJapanisms

Origin of Japanism

From Japan + -ism.

Questions about Japanism

What does Japanism mean?
Japanism means a custom peculiar to Japan.
What part of speech is Japanism?
Japanism is a noun.
What is the plural of Japanism?
The plural of Japanism is Japanisms.

Words near Japanism in the dictionary

  1. japanise
  2. japanised
  3. japanises
  4. Japanish
  5. japanising
  6. Japanism
  7. Japanisms
  8. Japanization
  9. Japanizations
  10. japanize
  11. japanized

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