ファイト
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Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English fight.[1][2] Compare Korean 파이팅 (paiting), 화이팅 (hwaiting).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) ファイト [fáꜜìtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][2]
- (Tokyo) ファイト [fàító] (Heiban – [0])[3][2]
- IPA(key): [ɸa̠ito̞]
Noun
[edit]Interjection
[edit]- go for it, take heart, don't give up
Usage notes
[edit]- This lacks aggressive connotations and only indicates doing one's best.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN