ガラパゴス化

Japanese

Kanji in this term
化
か Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of ガラパゴス (Garapagosu, “Galápagos”) +‎ 化 (-ka, “-ization”), a reference to Charles Darwin's observations of Darwin's finches on the Galápagos Islands.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ɾa̠pa̠ɡo̞sɨᵝka̠]

Noun

ガラパゴス化(か) • (Garapagosu-ka) 

1. Galápagos syndrome, the domestic specialization of something, separated from international convention and standards

Synonyms

• ガラパゴス現象(げんしょう) (Garapagosu genshō)

Derived terms

• ガラパゴスケータイ (Garapagosu kētai)

Descendants

• ⇒ English: Galápagos syndrome