アップダウン

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from up +‎ down; compare 上下.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ップダウン [àppú dáꜜùǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠p̚pɯ̟ᵝ da̠ɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun[edit]

アップダウン (appu daun

  1. going up and down
    (みち)アップダウン(はげ)しい
    michi no appu daun ga hageshii
    the road undulates aggressively

References[edit]

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