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) 

1. 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)