ラブ

Japanese

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ラブ [ráꜜbù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɾa̠bɯ̟ᵝ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English love.[1]

Noun

ラブ (rōmaji rabu)

love

Synonyms

愛 (あい) (ai)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Lab.

Noun

ラブ (rōmaji Rabu)

Clipping of ラブラドール・レトリバー (Raburadōru retoribā, “Labrador retriever”).

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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