ヒール

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English heel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çiːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ヒール • (hīru) 

1. (footwear) Short for ハイヒール (hai hīru, “high heels”).
2. (footwear) Synonym of 踵 (kakato, “heel (part of the shoe)”)
3. (professional wrestling) bad guy

Synonyms

• (professional wrestling): 悪(あく)役(やく) (akuyaku)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English heal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çiːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ヒール • (hīru) 

1. (video games) skill, magic or spell purpose to heal anyone
2. (video games) act to heal anyone

Synonyms

• 回(かい)復(ふく) (kaifuku)

Verb

ヒールする • (hīru suru) suru (stem ヒールし (hīrusuru shi), past ヒールした (hīrusuru shita))

1. (video games) to heal

Synonyms

• 回(かい)復(ふく)する (kaifuku suru)

Related terms

• ヒーリング (hīringu)
• ヒーラー (hīrā)