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gairaigo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gairai-go
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A foreign, typically non-Sinitic loanword into Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 外来語.

Questions

What does gairaigo mean?
A foreign, typically non-Sinitic loanword into Japanese.
Where does gairaigo come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 外来語.

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