サラリーマン
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word サラリーマン. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word サラリーマン, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say サラリーマン in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word サラリーマン you have here. The definition of the word サラリーマン will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofサラリーマン, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Japanese
Etymology
First cited to 1924.[1]
Although often described as wasei eigo (和製英語), this appears to derive from English phrase salaried man,[1][2][3] which appears in print at least as early as 1828.
The resulting Japanese term was then re-imported into English.
Analyzable as サラリー (sararī) + マン (-man).
Pronunciation
Noun
- a salaryman (male office worker)
Alternative forms
- (shortening) リーマン (rīman)
Related terms
- サラリー (sararī)
Descendants
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Further reading
- Entry at Gogen-Allguide (in Japanese)