フィギュア

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English figure.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) フィギュア [fíꜜgyùà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɸʲiɡʲɨᵝa̠]

Noun

フィギュア (rōmaji figyua)

figure (drawing)
Clipping of フィギュアスケート (figyua sukēto, “figure skating”).
figure (small-scale sculpture of a human)

See also

模 (も)型 (けい) (mokei)

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