This page compiles interesting Katakana words whose meaning is slightly different from the original foreign word.
レンジでチン
When I googled ”レンジでチン,” I got nearly 5 million hits. It is a very common expression
ステッキ
Not many people use ステッキ any more, but can you work out what it is from the sound Katakana l
ポーチ
Suppose you are somewhere in this picture and if your Japanese friend asks you “ポーチ(は)
ホッチキス
When I first went to America as an exchange student, I believed ホッチキス was an English word,
クライアント and クライエント
On Tuesdays I usually talk about katakana words that are used differently from their origin but toda
ポット
ポット is the transliteration of the English word “pot,” so can you spot a ポット
ミシン/mishin
When I was young, I used ミシン a lot. I was aware that it was written in Katakana but I
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