コスプレ

Japanese

Alternative forms

(shortening) コス (kosu)

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語), from English costume + play

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) コスプレ [kòsúpúré] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞sɨᵝpɯ̟ᵝɾe̞]

Noun

コスプレ (rōmaji kosupure)

cosplay

Derived terms

コスプレイヤー (kosupureiyā): cosplayer

Related terms

コスチューム・プレイ (kosuchūmu purei)

See also

着 (き)ぐるみ (kigurumi)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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