Japanese

セロファン (serofan): printed and transparent cellophane wrappers.

Noun

セロファン ‎(romaji serofan)

1. cellophane

Alternative forms

• セロハン ‎(serohan)

Usage notes

The serofan form appears to be slowly replacing the older セロハン ‎(serohan) form, perhaps in reflection of growing acceptance and familiarity of the fa phoneme, which only appears in borrowed words.

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9