List of Japanese Latin alphabetic abbreviations
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This is a list of Latin alphabet letter combinations used in Japan.
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[edit] A
- AV – Adult Video
- means pornographic video
- AV – Audio Visual
- means audio visual
- AVG – AdVenture Game
- means adventure game, a type of video game
[edit] B
- BGM – BackGround Music
[edit] C
- CM – Commercial Message
- means television commercial
[edit] H
- H – Hentai / EtcHi
[edit] J
- JH – Japan Highway Public Corporation
- JR – Japan Railway
- JSDF – Japanese Self-Defence Force (see SDF below)
[edit] N
- N'EX – Narita Express
- NG – No Good
- means wasei-eigo (made in Japan English) opposite of OK.
[edit] O
- OL – Office Lady
- means female office worker. See Office lady.
[edit] P
- PV – Promotional Video
- means music video, usually. Otherwise, literally any promotional video.
[edit] R
- RPG – Role Playing Game
- means role-playing game, a type of video game
[edit] S
- SDF – Self Defense Force
- means Japanese Self Defence Forces, the Japanese military (see JSDF above)
- STG – ShooTing Game
- means 2-D arcade shooter, a type of video game
[edit] V
- VG – Video Game
- means computer or video game