外来語

See also: 外來語 and 外来语

Japanese
Kanji in this term
外 来 語
がい
Grade: 2		 らい
Grade: 2		 ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 外来 (gairai, “foreign, coming in from outside”) +‎ 語 (go, “language, word”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

外来語 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 外來語, hiragana がいらいご, rōmaji 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
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
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