マイペース

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from my +‎ pace

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) マイペ​ース [màípéꜜèsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ipe̞ːsɨᵝ]

Noun

マイペース • (mai pēsu) 

  1. Doing something at one's own personal pace or speed (unaffected by the pacing of peers).
    マイペースで頑(がん)張(ば)る
    mai pēsu de ganbaru
    to work at one's own speed

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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