インスタント

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from English instant.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

インスタント (insutanto-na (adnominal インスタント (insutanto na na), adverbial インスタント (insutanto ni ni))

  1. instant

Usage notes[edit]

Often found in compounds without the adjectival particle (na).

  • インスタント(しあわ)せ、インスタントラーメン
    insutanto na shiawase, insutanto rāmen
    instant happiness, instant ramen

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

インスタント (insutanto

  1. something instant, such as instant coffee or some other processed food
    ()(つう)はヘルシーを(こころ)がけていますが、(とき)(どき)(へい)(じつ)(ひる)(ひと)()インスタント()べたくなります。
    Futsū wa herushī o kokorogakete imasu ga, tokidoki heijitsu no hiru ni hitori de insutanto ga tabetaku narimasu.
    I'm usually mindful of keeping healthy, but sometimes during the week at lunch I find I want to be by myself and eat some instant food.
    インスタント(からだ)(わる)い?
    Insutanto wa karada ni warui?
    Is instant coffee bad for your body?

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN