Longer Romaji Abbreviations
| Contraction | Japanese spoken form | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM | シーエム (shī-emu) | commercial message | a single commercial or a commercial break |
| GW | ゴールデンウィーク (gōruden uīku) | Golden Week | Golden Week is a series of four unrelated holidays within one week at the beginning of May |
| NEET | ニート (nīto) | not currently engaged in education, employment, or training | A NEET is someone who is unable or unwilling to work, and typically lives at home supported by his parents. |
| NG | エヌジー (enu-jī) | no good | Often used as the opposite of “OK”; a mis-take while filming a scene for film or TV |
| OL | オーエル (ōeru) | office lady | OLs are low-level female corporate employees |
| PV | ピービー (pībī) | promotional video | The term is generally used to describe Music Videos. |
| SP | エスピー (esupī) | special | a TV special, a special episode of a particular TV series |
| VTR | ブイティーアール (buitīāru) | video tape recording | a video clip shown during a TV program for members of a panel to comment on |
| W杯 | ワールドカップ (wārudokappu) | World Cup | Used to refer to the FIFA World Cup for soccer |
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