ドル

㌦	U+3326, ㌦ SQUARE DORU

← ㌥
[U+3325]

CJK Compatibility

㌧ →
[U+3327]

Japanese

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ドル [dóꜜrù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [do̞ɾɯ̟]

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Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
弗 (dated) ㌦

ドル on Japanese Wikipedia

Dollar on Wikipedia

Borrowed from Dutch dollar. Originally transcribed phonetically into Japanese as ドルラル (doruraru), then shortened during the Meiji period to just ドル (doru).^[3]^[1]

Noun

ドル • (doru)

a dollar (designation for specific currency)
Synonym: (uncommon) ダラー (darā)

Derived terms

(dollar):
- ドル高(だか) (dorudaka, “strong dollar”)
- ドル安(やす) (doruyasu, “weak dollar”)
- ドル為(かわ)替(せ) (en-kawase, “yen exchange”)
- ドル価(か) (doru ka, “yen value”)
- ドル貨(か) (doru ka)
- ドル記(き)号(ごう) (doru kigō, the dollar symbol, $)
- ドル借(しゃっ)款(かん) (doru shakkan)
- ドル相(そう)場(ば) (doru sōba, “dollar exchange rate”)
- ドル建(だ)て (dorudate)

Etymology 2

ドル (フランス) on Japanese Wikipedia

Dole, Jura on Wikipedia

Borrowed from French Dole.

Proper noun

ドル • (Doru)

Dole, Jura (place in France)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[3] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

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