アルコーブ

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English alcove.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

アルコーブ (arukōbu

  1. alcove
    • 1998, Utase Elementary School, Nijūisseiki no gakkō wa kōnaru [This is a school of the twenty-first century], page 53:
      ()(ども)たちはそのアルコーブを,(ダン)ボールや(くろ)いビニール(ぶくろ)(おお)って(くら)くすると,()(みつ)()()になりそうだと(はっ)(そう)(ひろ)げた。ガムテープ,(ダン)ボールカッターなどを使(つか)い,()(ちゅう)になって()()み,アルコーブ()(みつ)()()へと()わっていった。
      Kodomo-tachi wa sono arukōbu o, danbōru ya kuroi binīrubukuro de ōtte kuraku suru to, himitsu kichi ni narisō da to hassō o hirogeta. Gamu tēpu, danbōru kattā nado o tsukai, muchū ni natte torikumi, arukōbu ga himitsu kichi e to kawatteitta.
      The children shared the idea that if they covered the alcove with cardboard and black vinyl bags, they could turn it into a secret hideout. Using duct tape, box-cutters and other tools, they worked devotedly to turn the alcove into a hideout.

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 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN