エンジェル

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English angel.[1][2][3][4]

First cited to 1891.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) エ​ンジェル [éꜜǹjèrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][4]
  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

エンジェル • (enjeru) 

  1. [from 1891] (uncommon) angel
    エンジェルのよう
    enjeru no yō
    angelic, like an angel

Synonyms

References
  1. “エンジェル”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. “エンジェル”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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