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J-pop

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Japanese pop music influenced by Western genres.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of J-pop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese J-POP (jeipoppu), from J- + pop, an abbreviation of English Japanese pop, coined by Tokyo radio station J‐WAVE in 1988.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جِاي-بُوب (jey-būb) — Japanese pop music
  • Arabic: جِاي-بُوب (jey-pop) — Japanese pop music
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日本流行音樂 /日本流行音乐 (Rìběn liúxíng yīnyuè) — Japanese pop music
  • Finnish: J-pop — Japanese pop music
  • Finnish: japsipoppi — Japanese pop music
  • Finnish: japanilainen pop — Japanese pop music
  • French: J-pop — Japanese pop music
  • French: pop japonaise — Japanese pop music
  • German: J-Pop — Japanese pop music
  • Indonesian: J-pop — Japanese pop music
  • Japanese: J-POP (jē-poppu) — Japanese pop music
  • Japanese: Jポップ (jē-poppu) — Japanese pop music
  • Japanese: ジェー・ポップ (jē-poppu) — Japanese pop music
  • Korean: J-pop (jei-pap) — Japanese pop music
  • Korean: J팝 (jeipap) — Japanese pop music
  • Korean: 제이팝 (jeipap) — Japanese pop music
  • Korean: 일본 팝 음악 (ilbon pap eumak) — Japanese pop music
  • Marathi: जे-पॉप (je-pŏp) — Japanese pop music
  • Portuguese: J-pop — Japanese pop music
  • Russian: джей-по́п (džej-póp) — Japanese pop music
  • Russian: япо́нский поп (japónskij pop) — Japanese pop music
  • Russian: япо́нская поп-му́зыка (japónskaja pop-múzyka) — Japanese pop music
  • Spanish: J-Pop — Japanese pop music
  • Thai: เจ-ป็อป (jay-bpòp) — Japanese pop music
  • Vietnamese: J-Pop — Japanese pop music