スプーン

Japanese

スプーン (supūn): a spoon.

Etymology

Borrowed from English spoon.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) スプーン [sùpúꜜùǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
IPA^(key): [sɨᵝpɯ̟̃ᵝːɴ]

Noun

スプーン (counter つ, rōmaji supūn)

spoon
スプーンは無 (な)い。
Supūn wa nai.
There is no spoon.

Synonyms

匙 (さじ) (saji)
蓮 (れん)華 (げ) (renge)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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