ライト
Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowing from English right.[4][1][5][2][3]
Noun
- a right (to do something), synonym of 権利 (kenri)
- the right-hand side
- (politics) the conservative side of an issue, or a person with conservative views, synonym of 右派 (uha, “right wing”)
- (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼 (uyoku, “right field”)
- (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼手 (uyokushu, “right fielder”)
- 2004 February 9, Suzuki, Shinya, “[104](ひゃくよん)[発](はつ)[目](め) [荒野](グラウンド)の[暴](ぼう)[走](そう)[馬](ば) [104th Hit: The Rampaging Horse of the Ground]”, in (deprecated template usage) [Mr.](ミスター) [FULLSWING](フルスイング) [Mr. Fullswing], volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
- 4番 ライト 牛尾くん
- Yonban raito Ushio-kun
- At number 4, right fielder Ushio
- 4番 ライト 牛尾くん
See also
- レフト (refuto)
Etymology 2
Borrowing from English light.[4][1][5][2][3]
Noun
- (uncommon) light, illumination
- (uncommon) a light, a lamp
- light, not dark (as of a color, as in light blue)
- light, not heavy (as of a physical thing, as in lightweight)
- Synonym: 軽い (karui)
- light, simple, not complicated (as in light opera or light reading)
- Synonym: 手軽い (tegarui)
See also
- ヘビー (hebī)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN