シングル

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English single.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

シングル • (shinguru) 

  1. a single
  2. tennis singles (as opposed to doubles)
  3. a single-breasted jacket
  4. a single shot of an alcoholic beverage
  5. a single-digit handicap in golf
  6. a single bed; a hotel room with only one bed
    ⇒ ツイン (tsuin, “a twin, a room with two beds”)

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. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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