Japlish

[ jap-lish ]

noun

1. Japanese spoken or written with a large admixture of English words and expressions.
2. English spoken or written with features characteristic of Japanese.

Japlish

/ ˈdʒæplɪʃ /

noun

1. the adoption and adaptation of English words into the Japanese language Also calledJapanglish

Word History and Origins

Origin of Japlish¹

First recorded in 1955–1960; Jap(anese) + (Eng)lish

Word History and Origins

Origin of Japlish¹

C20: from a blend of Japanese + English