ニーソックス

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Japanese[edit]

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English knee socks.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ーソ [nìí sóꜜkkùsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iː so̞k̚kɯ̟̊ᵝsɨᵝ]

Noun[edit]

ニーソックス (nī sokkusu

  1. knee socks, knee highs (a sock that reaches almost up to the knee)

Usage notes[edit]

Depending on the fashion, this may indicate socks that stop at the knee, or that extend above the knee.

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN