アイドル

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English idol.[1][2][3] First attested in the late 1880s.[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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アイドル (aidoru

  1. idol (Asian popular performer)
    • 2023 April 12, YOASOBI (lyrics and music), “アイドル [Idol]”, in アイドル [Idol]:
      (だれ)もが()(うば)われていく (きみ)完璧(かんべき)究極(きゅうきょく)アイドル
      dare mo ga me o ubawareteiku kimi wa kanbeki de kyūkyoku no aidoru
      That emotion melts all hearts, all eyes on you; cause you are perfect, the most ultimate idol
  2. popular person
    Synonym: 人気者 (ninkimono)
    クラスアイドル
    kurasu no aidoru
    popular person in class
Descendants
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  • Chinese: 愛抖露爱抖露 (àidǒulù)
  • Chinese: 愛豆爱豆 (àidòu)
  • English: aidoru, idoru
See also
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English idle.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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アイドル (aidoru

  1. (in compounds) idle
    アイドル()(かん)
    aidoru jikan
    (computing) idle time

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 アイドル”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 アイドル”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006