シングル

See also: ジングル

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English single.[1]

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) シ​ングル [shíꜜǹgùrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
    • IPA(key): [ɕĩŋɡɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

    Noun

    シングル • (shinguru) 

    1. a single
    2. tennis singles (as opposed to doubles)
    3. a single-breasted jacket
    4. a single shot of an alcoholic beverage
    5. a single-digit handicap in golf
    6. a single bed; a hotel room with only one bed
      ⇒ ツイン (tsuin, “a twin, a room with two beds”)

    References
    1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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