ドル

㌦ U+3326, ㌦
SQUARE DORU
← ㌥
[U+3325] 		CJK Compatibility ㌧ →
[U+3327]

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
弗 (obsolete)
㌦

From Dutch dollar. Originally transcribed phonetically into Japanese as ドルラル (doruraru), then shortened during the Meiji period to just ドル (doru).[3][1]

Noun

ドル • (doru) 

  1. a dollar (designation for specific currency)
    Synonym: (uncommon) ダラー (darā)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Dole.

Proper noun

ドル • (Doru) 

  1. Dole, Jura (place in France)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →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
  3. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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