オータム

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Japanese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English autumn.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

オータム (ōtamu

  1. (only in compounds) autumn, fall

Usage notes[edit]

Generally only used in English-style compounds, when a writer or speaker is deliberately invoking associations with the English language. In other contexts, (aki) is used.

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN