kango
Noun
Meaning
Kango (plural Kangos)
A jackhammer.
kango (plural kango)
A Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word).
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In the Meiji era, the Japanese also coined many neologisms using Chinese roots and morphology to translate European concepts; these are known as wasei kango (Japanese-made Chinese words).
Like Latin-derived words in English, kango words are typically perceived as somewhat formal or academic compared to equivalent Yamato words.
These words, known as kango ( 漢語 main), entered the language from the 5th century onwards via contact with Chinese culture.