パートナー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.[1][2]

First cited to 1888.[3]

Pronunciation

Noun

パートナー • (pātonā) 

  1. partner, someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
    Synonyms: 相棒 (aibō), 仲間 (nakama)
    1. [from 1888] (sports, dance) partner
    2. spouse
      Synonym: 配偶者 (haigūsha)
    3. [from 1915] business partner

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. “パートナー”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. “パートナー”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  4. 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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