英略語(えいりゃくご)

えいりゃくご
noun
English abbreviation; English acronym
1. English abbreviation; English acronym
An abbreviation or acronym originating from English. Japanese uses many such abbreviations in everyday life, business, and technology, often pronounced letter by letter.
SNSは英略語(えいりゃくご)だ。
SNS is an English abbreviation.
日本語(にほんご)には英略語(えいりゃくご)が多(おお)く使(つか)われている。
Many English abbreviations are used in Japanese.
ATMやETCなどの英略語(えいりゃくご)は、元(もと)の英語(えいご)を知(し)らなくても日本(にほん)では通(つう)じる。
English abbreviations like ATM and ETC are understood in Japan even if you don't know the original English.

A compound of 英(えい) (English) and 略語(りゃくご) (abbreviation). Japanese daily life is saturated with English abbreviations: IT, PC, ATM, SNS, AI, GDP, and many more. Some are used in Japan with different meanings than in English (e.g., OL for "office lady").

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 英略語(えいりゃくご)の意味(いみ): meaning of an English abbreviation
  • 英略語(えいりゃくご)を使(つか)う: to use an English abbreviation
  • 英略語(えいりゃくご)が多(おお)い: there are many English abbreviations

RELATED TERMS:

  • 略語(りゃくご): abbreviation — the general term for any abbreviation
  • 頭字語(とうじご): acronym — a word formed from initial letters
  • 和製英語(わせいえいご): Japanese-coined English — pseudo-English words invented in Japan
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