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Can English speakers guess what Japanese words mean?

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Some Japanese words are borrowed from the English language, but can English speakers guess what they mean?

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We took to the streets of London to quiz English speakers on Japanese words that sound similar to their English counterparts. Just like the English language has borrowed words from Japanese, like karaoke or sushi, modern Japanese uses a fair amount of vocabulary borrowed from English. These words are called gairaigo.

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