バイオリン

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バイオリン

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Violin

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Alternative forms[edit]

ヴァイオリン (vaiorin)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English violin.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) バイオリン [bàíóríń] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ba̠io̞ɾʲĩɴ]

Noun[edit]

バイオリン • (baiorin)

(music) a violin

Usage notes[edit]

The ヴァイオリン (vaiorin) spelling is less common, in part because the /v/ sound does not exist in native Japanese terms, and many Japanese speakers find this difficult to pronounce.

Synonyms[edit]

提琴(ていきん) (teikin)

References[edit]

^ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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