ハッピーエンド

Japanese

Alternative forms

(shortening) ハピエン (hapien)

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from happy +‎ end, calque of English happy ending

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ハッピーエンド [hàppíí éꜜǹdò] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [ha̠p̚ʲpʲiː ẽ̞ndo̞]

Noun

ハッピーエンド • (happī endo)

a happy ending (happy end)

Usage notes

ハッピーエンド appears to be prevalent, and even used in contexts that constitute Engrish.

Synonyms

ハッピーエンディング (happī endingu)

See also

ハッピー (happī)
エンド (endo)

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