ハッピーエンド
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (shortening) ハピエン (hapien)
Etymology
[edit]Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from happy + end, calque of English happy ending
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ハッピーエンド • (happī endo)
- a happy ending (happy end)
Usage notes
[edit]- ハッピーエンド appears to be prevalent, and even used in contexts that constitute Engrish.
Synonyms
[edit]- ハッピーエンディング (happī endingu)