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敵性語

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てき
Grade: 6
せい
Grade: 5

Grade: 2
kan'on goon
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Etymology

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Compound of (てき)(せい) (tekisei, enemy's) + () (-go, language; word).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てき)(せい)() (tekiseigo

  1. (historical) languages spoken by the Allied Powers and borrowed words in Japanese that originated from such languages, especially English

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN