{"id":4530,"date":"2020-10-16T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T01:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=4530"},"modified":"2020-10-14T10:33:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T01:33:09","slug":"foreign-item-names-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/japanese-apartment-life\/foreign-item-names-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Item Names in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Japanese is a\nlarge and difficult language to learn, but you may be surprised by the number\nof borrowed words used by Japanese people. Check out our article to see the\nkinds of foreign names for items that Japanese people use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan has become\none of the largest economies in the world and that was helped greatly by\nopening its doors to more foreign countries. This has allowed businesses to\nflourish and has given the country a wide assortment of new items to eat, use,\nand interact with. Some of these foreign items have been given new names on\nJapanese while others have retained their original names and have had them\nadded to katakana. These things range from household items to names of business\nand foods. Even if there was a Japanese word for it, they will usually use the\nborrowed name of the thing. In 0hem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Business<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Much of the Japanese\nbusiness and the models that they used to create the industries were brought\nfrom western countries. They have thought up their names or had a Japanese\nequivalent but have decided to keep most of the original names to make sure\nthere is a clear difference between the two. This is helpful when you are\nlooking for certain places and can\u2019t speak Japanese well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hotel- \u30db\u30c6\u30eb(ho-te-ru)- There are a few types of\nhotels that you will find in Japan. The major one that most travelers prefer is\nour ryokan, traditional Japanese hotels. They have traditional rooms with\ntatami floors, serve traditional Japanese meals, often have in suite baths and\nfuton beds. They tend to cost more than other hotels, but offer a great way to\nspend your time in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hotels will be found\ncloser to western-style businesses. The rooms are usually large enough to fit\nthe capacity described by a number of occupants comfortably. They frequently\noffer ammentities such as free breakfast, gyms, pools, or computer areas for\nguests to use. These hotels are generally reasonably priced  and can be found in any area that you may want\nto stay in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capsule hotels\nhave been gaining in popularity over time and many travelers want to try\nstaying in one at least one time. They are novel in their design in that it offers\nthe customer the minimum necessities which allows the price to be kept at below-average\nrates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Love hotels are\nunique not only in name but their function. They exist to give couples a quiet\nplace to be together and they work as discreetly as possible. They tend to be a\nbit more expensive and are filled quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopping Mall- \u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d4\u30f3\u30b0\u30e2\u30fc\u30eb(shop-pi-n-gu-moo-ru)- Shopping\nmalls are almost exact copies of the western versions. The layouts are\ngenerally the same and they have many of the same kind of stores found in the\nUS. They all have supermarkets in them and they all have a general goods area\nas well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Super Market- \u30b9\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u30de\u30fc\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8(suu-paa-maa-ket-to)- Supermarkets\nare another business that did not change from the western version. You can find\nall of the basic Japanese foods, and some stores carry import goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Food<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Certain foods\nhave kept their original names as well. Some have still been adjusted to make\nit easier for Japanese people to say. This ranges from dinners to snacks and is\nknown by all Japanese people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamburger-\u30cf\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\u30ac\u30fc(ha-n-baa-gaa)-\nHamburgers in Japan have become a popular meal and snack. There have been a few\nJapanese burger restaurants that happened over time. The major difference in\nJapanese hamburgers is the mix. Japanese burgers are typically a mix of beef\nand pork to help cut down on beef dependence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corndog-\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u30f3\u30c9\u30c3\u30b0(a-me-ri-ka-n-dog-gu)-\nSince this was introduced from the US and eaten at baseball games the corndog\nwas given this new name. The only difference in how they are made is in the\nbatter. Japanese corndogs are made with more batter and breading and it is\nusually sweet. The wieners taste the same and the price of corndogs at the convenience\nstore is always 100 yen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

French Fries-\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\u30dd\u30c6\u30c8(fu-ra-i-do-po-te-to)-\nThese are same as the fries found in the US. The Japanese have not changed the\nway the fries are cooked or prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pancake-\u30d1\u30f3\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad(pa-n-kee-ki)-\nPancakes are a little different when you get them made in the Japanese style.\nJapanese pancakes are thick and almost the same consistency as regular cakes.\nThey won\u2019t usually come in stacks and just as one big one on a plate. These are\nusually eaten during dinner or lunch and not for breakfast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soup-\u30b9\u30fc\u30d7(suu-pu)- When they use the term soup\nit usually refers to western soups like onion soup or corn soup. In Japan the\nword miso refers to any soup. The soup aisles will have choices but there isn\u2019t\na wide variety to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steak-\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30ad(su-tee-ki)- Steak is a high priced\nmeat in Japan. They have limited room for agriculture, and cattle farming is\ndifficult to do at all. Beef is usually high quality as well and you can be\nguaranteed that it is some of the best that you can buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Appliances<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many appliances\nwere introduced from the US after the second world war. The design and quality\nhave been improved upon since the original designs and the products continue to\nimprove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Television-\u30c6\u30ec\u30d3(te-re-bi)-Televisions have been a\nmajor part of the Japanese economy. The name was shortened to make it easier\nfor Japanese people to pronounce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toilet-\u30c8\u30a4\u30ec(to-i-re)- The toilet in Japan has\nchanged from the traditional in-ground toilet that you squat over to use to the\nmore western style toilet.  Western-style\ntoilets have become the norm throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Computer-\u30b3\u30f3\u30d4\u30e5\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc(ko-n-pyuu-taa)-\nComputers have been another large staple of the Japanese economy. These items\nhave been used by everyone and continue to evolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Printer-\u30d7\u30ea\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc(pu-ri-n-taa)-Printers are\nanother large part of the Japanese economy. Fax machines are still used by the majority\nof business transactions and documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many\nother words and names that Japan has decided to keep the same as the western\nversion. Most of these were kept to make it easy for people to pronounce. Some\nwords become to difficult to say when using the katakana speaking style. You\nwill encounter more words as you travel or live in Japan. You will be surprised\nat how many there are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Japanese is a large and difficult language to learn, but you may be surprised by the number of borrowed words used by Japanese people. Check out our article to see the kinds of foreign names for items that Japanese people use. Japan has become one of the largest economies in the world and that was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese-apartment-life"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}