On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about Japanese abbreviations/contractions, give 12 examples and discuss their origins.

👉Topics Discussed

• About abbreviations and contractions in Japanese
• About waseieigo (made in English)
• About the origins of the Sharp company
• About the Japanese word wanchan
• About the possible origin of the word potation in Japanese: jagaimo
• And more!

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Today's words

• Kyōkasho
  • 教科書 【きょうかしょ】 (n) textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
• karaoke
  • カラオケ : 空オケ 【からオケ; カラオケ(P)】 (n) (uk) (from 空 and オーケストラ) karaoke
• dentaku
  • 電卓 【でんたく】 (n) (abbr) (See 電子式卓上計算機) calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
• sofutokurīmu
  • ソフトクリーム : ソフトクリーム; ソフト・クリーム (n) {food} soft serve ice cream (wasei: soft cream)
• bōrupen
  • ボールペン : ボールペン(P); ボール・ペン (n) ball-point pen (wasei: ball pen)
• shāpen
  • シャーペン : シャーペン; シャープペン; シャアペン(sk) (n) (abbr) (See シャープペンシル) mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
• chūhai
  • 酎ハイ 【ちゅうハイ; チューハイ(P); チュウハイ】 (n) (uk) (abbr) (See 焼酎ハイボール) shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
• purikura
  • プリクラ (n) (abbr) photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends (wasei: print club)
• ワイシャツ
  • ワイシャツ : Ｙシャツ 【ワイシャツ】 (n) (uk) (formal) shirt (eng: white shirt); dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
• densha
  • 電車 【でんしゃ】 (n) train; electric train
• wanchan
  • ワンチャン (n) (1) (abbr) (See ワンチャンス) one chance; only opportunity; (n) (2) (sl) maybe; perhaps; there is a chance that; (n) (3) (sl) one-night stand; : ワンちゃん(P); わんちゃん; ワンチャン ; (n) (chn) (See わんわん・1) doggie; pooch; bow-wow
• jagaimo
  • ジャガイモ : じゃが芋(P); ジャガ芋(P) 【じゃがいも(じゃが芋)(P); ジャガいも(ジャガ芋)(P); ジャガイモ】 (n) (uk) (See ジャガタラ芋) potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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