ウエイト

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings
ウェイト
ウエート
ウェート

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English weight.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ウエイト (ueito

  1. weight, force due to gravity
  2. body weight
  3. weightiness, importance

Usage notes[edit]

This spelling appears to be the most common.

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