Janglish List 1/3

	List of Japanglish (1/3)
	(English/English-like words used in Japan which are not used in the US)
	Since June '97. - Last updated, Jan. 19, 2003 Number of words: about 230 Now over 200!!

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Part 1 (Fashion, at Home, at School and Office)

Part 2 (Driving, Sports, Eating and Drinking)

Part 3 (Others)

-Janglish (KATAKANA)-	-Janglish (Alphabet)-	- English in the US -

Fashion?
スリーサイズ	three-size	measurements
ヒップ	hip	buttocks
When used for measurement, "hip" is used as hip in Japan. But hip is often used to describe buttocks there. In the US hip may be used to describe buttoks euphemistically. But mainly hip is used to mean the sides of the body below thw waist.
パンティストッキング	panty stocking	panty hose
I personally prefer "stocking" to "hose." In U.K. "tights" is used.
スイミングパンツ	swimming pants	swimming trunks/shorts/suit
"Bathing ...." is also common. While I wear a suit at work, I don't understand why I put on a "suit" to swim, too.
トレーナー	trainer	sweat shirts
ワイシャツ	white shirt	dress shirt
マフラー	muffler	scarf
Not that muffler cannot be used. But scarf is much more popular here.
チャック	chuck	zipper
ファスナー	fastener	zipper
カフスボタン	cuffs button	cuff link
モヒカンカット	Mohican cut	Mohawk
Why this difference? In U.K. "mohican" is used.
キーホルダー	key holder	key chain
グラマー	glamour(ous)	stacked/be really built
スマート	smart	thin/slim
ジーパン	G-pan	jeans
ジージャン	G-jan	jean jacket
スタ（ジアム）ジャン（パー）	stadium jumper	jacket with team's logo
マニキュア	manicure	nail polish
オールバック	all back	swept back hair
フリーサイズ	free-size	one size fits all
サファリスタイル	safari style	camouflage clothes
ハイソックス	high socks	knee-high socks
ワンピース	one-piece	dress
One-piece is used for women's swimsuits in English.
ツーピース	two-piece	suits
ピアス	pierce	earrings
In English whether your ears are pierce or not is not an issue. In Japan when your ears are pierced, earings are called "pierce".
バスト	bust	breast/bosom
パンツ	pants	underpants
The Japanese word for pants is "ZUBON", which is from Portuguese.
T-バック	T-back	thong
ノー・スリーブ	no-sleeve	sleeveless
ペア・ルック	pair-look	same outfit
ストレート・パーマ	straight perm	relaxer ?
エステティックサロン	esthetic salon	a beauty salon offering esthetic services
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At home?
In the kitchen
コーヒーミル	coffee mill	coffee grinder
I don't think "mill" is wrong. But "grinder" sounds more common.
フライパン	fry pan	pan
オーブントースター	oven toaster	toaster oven
ストーブ	stove	heater
レンジ	range	stove
"Range" is used but I hear "stove" more frequently.
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Electric goods
クーラー	cooler	air-conditioner
テレビゲーム	televi game	video game
ファミリーコンピュータ	Family computer	Nintendo
スーパーファミコン	Super Fami-com	Super Nintendo
Nintendo named them diferently.
ビデオカメラ	video camera	video camcorder
VTR	VTR	VCR
ビデオデッキ	video deck	video cassette recorder
ラジオカセット	radio cassette	portable stereo /boom box
Then what if the power is weak and the sound is monoral as the one I bought when I was in junior high?
プッシュホン	push phone	touch tone phone
シャープ	sharp sign	pound sign/number sign
This is about the name of the key. I wonder why people don't call it "sharp" as in music. I've heard it is called "square" or "hash" in U.K.
フリーダイアル	free dial	toll free number
"Freephone" is used in U.K.
ポケットベル	pocket bell	pager / beeper
The word "pocket bell" is made by NTT, Japanese phone giant.
ナンバーディスプレー	number display	caller ID
Another creation by NTT, Japanese phone company.
インターホン	inter-phone	intercom
アフターサービス	after-service	service after the sales
アフターケア	after-care	service after the sales
コンデンサ	condensor	capacitor
FD	FD	floppy disk
This abbreviation is not so popular.
バージョン・アップ	version-up	upgrade/improve
グレード・アップ	gread-up	upgrade/improve
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Home improvement/tools
マンション	mansion	condominium
This is most famous and infamous Janglish in Japan.
ワンルームマンション	one-room mansion	studio apartment
フローリング	flooring	wooden floor
コンセント	concent	outlet
I guess it was from "concentric outlet."
プラスドライバー	plus(+) driver	philips head screwdriver
マイナスドライバー	minus(-) driver	regular/flathead screwdriver
Since I think using "+/-" is easy to understand, I wonder why American don't say this way.
スパナ	spanner	wrench
ピンセット	pincette	tweezers/foceps/pncers
マイホーム	my-home	owned house
ユニットバス	unit bath	prefabricated bath
Which contains a bathtub and a space where you wash yourself. Reminder:You must not use soap in the bathtub in Japan.
others
リンス	rinse	conditioner
メロドラマ	melodrama	soap opera
"Melodrama" in Japan is used to describe soap operas while almost all of "soap operas" seem to be melodramas.
ワイドショウ	wide-show	talk show / morning show
ゴールデンタイム	golden-time	prime-time
ベビーカー	baby car	stroller
バギー	buggy	umbrella stroller
"Baby buggy" is used for a bigger one.
ベビーベッド	baby bed	baby crib
When my friend asked room service to bring baby crib, he somehow received a baby cream. He was disappointed by his English skill.
ヘルスメーター	health-meter	(bathroom) scales
テーブルセンター	table center	centerpiece
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at School and Office
OL（オフィスレディー）	OL/office lady	women working in white-collar work place mainly doing clerical work.
In US I sometimes see the existance of the word "OL" refferd as a symbol how unequally women in Japan are treated.
ホッチキス	hotchkiss	stapler
Hotchkiss is a name of the inventor.
ブラインドタッチ	blind touch	touch typing
ダイアルイン	dial-in	direct number
セロハンテープ	cellophane tape	Scotch tape
マジックテープ	magic tape	Velcro
シャープペンシル	sharp pencil	mechanical pencil
ボールペン	ball pen	ball point pen
カンニング	cunning	cheating
When you have a exam at school. Not that you did.
リンチ	lynch	bullying/abuse/beating somebody up
シール	seal	sticker
In UK "Seal" is also used.
グラウンド	ground	playground
プリント	print	handout
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List of Japanglish (1/3)

Fashion?

At home?

at School and Office