---
title: "High-context culture - AP Japanese"
description: "a communication style that relies heavily on shared context, implication, and unspoken understanding instead of direct explicit wording"
canonical: "https://fiveable.me/ap-japanese/key-terms/high-context-culture"
type: "key-term"
subject: "AP Japanese"
unit: "Unit 2"
---

# High-context culture - AP Japanese

## Definition

a communication style that relies heavily on shared context, implication, and unspoken understanding instead of direct explicit wording

## Related Study Guides

- [2.2 Linguistics | 言語学](/ap-japanese/unit-2/linguistics/study-guide/ZTnGmZGLeGurGgSTxeMT)