ツアー

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English tour.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ツアー (rōmaji tsuā)

  1. a tour
Usage notes

Seldom used on its own. More often found in compounds, such as スキーツアー (sukī tsuā, “ski tour”) or パッケージツアー (pakkēji tsuā, “package tour”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English czar, from Russian царь (carʹ), ultimately from Latin Caesar (a surname).[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝa̠ː]

Noun

ツアー (rōmaji tsuā)

  1. a czar, a tsar
Usage notes

Non-standard orthography. The spelling and reading ツァー (tsā) is more common for this sense.

Alternative forms

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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