| 参考辞書 |
意味 |
付随記載事項
(発音や、語源等) |
| ☆ HONCHO (班長) |
| どこがどうなまって班長がHONCHOというスペルになったのか疑問。。イギリスではまったく聞いたことがない言葉。アメリカでは見られる模様。 |
Bloomsbury Dictionary of Contemporary Slang,
c Tony Thorne 1997 |
a boss, important person. This word from American English of the late 1950s is not, as is often supposed, Chicano in origin, but from the Japanese hancho meaning squad-leader; the term was adopted by Americans during the Korean War. It is now used typically in a business context, often in the phrase head honcho.
'He [Reagan] was surrounded in his own White House by the portly honchos of the Democratic Party. The message was unwitting but clear: these are the people who count in Washington today.'
(Observer, (22 November 1987)).
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| 「dc」 |
To direct and manage (personnel and projects): “He . . . is honchoing preparations for the forthcoming . . . economic summit” (Newsweek).
One who is in charge; a manager or leader: “some of the big-name honchos . . featured in the glossy . . . magazines” (New Yorker).
| Slang | Japanese squad leader: han, squad + ch, chief.
v. tr. hon・choed, hon・cho・ing, hon・chos. |
| 「y」 |
BOSS, BIG SHOT; also : HOTSHOT |
発音: 'han-(")chO | noun | Japanese hanchO squad leader, from han squad + chO head, chief | 1955 | plural honchos |
| WordNet (r) |
a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" |
syn: foreman, chief, gaffer, boss |
| ☆ TSUNAMI (津波) |
| 「o」 |
long high sea wave caused by underwater earthquakes etc. |
Japanese | n. | pl. -s |
| 「dc」 |
A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption. |
Japanese: tsu, port + nami, wave. | n. | pl. tsu・na・mis. |
| 「y」 |
a great sea wave produced by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption
TIDAL WAVE |
発音: (t)su-'na-mE | noun | Japanese, from tsu harbor + nami wave | 1897 | plural tsunamis also tsunami
形容詞形:- tsu.na.mic /-mik/ |
| WordNet |
a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake) |
syn: tidal wave |
| ☆ KAKI (柿) |
| 「dc」 |
A Chinese tree (Diospyros kaki) having large, edible, orange to reddish fruit with orange flesh and an enlarged, persistent calyx.
The fruit of this tree. Also called Japanese persimmon. |
Japanese | n. | pl. ka・kis. |
| WordNet |
1: small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit |
syn: Japanese persimmon, Diospyros kaki |
| ☆ KARAOKE (カラオケ) |
| 「o」 |
entertainment in nightclubs etc. with customers singing to a backing track. |
Japanese, = empty orchestra |
| 「dc」 |
An audio-visual system that plays an accompaniment to a song performed by following the words on a video screen. The performance of such music. |
Japanese: kara, void, empty + okesutora, orchestra (from English orchestra). |
| 「ｃ」 |
a form of public entertainment, originally from Japan, in which recordings of the music of popular songs are played, and people sing the words, sometimes reading them from a TV screen
a karaoke bar/club/machine
Thursday night is karaoke night at our local pub.
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noun [U] |
| 「y」 |
a device that plays instrumental accompaniments for a selection of songs to which the user sings along and that records the user's singing with the music |
発音:"kar-E-'O-kE, k&-'rO-kE, "ka-ra-'O-(")kA | noun | Japanese, from kara empty + Oke, short for okesutora orchestra | 1981 |
| ☆ GO (碁) |
| WordNet (r) |
3: (Japanese) a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters |
syn: go game |
| 「dc」 |
A Japanese game for two, played with counters on a board that is ruled with 19 vertical and 19 horizontal lines. |
Japanese. | n. | Games |
| 「y」 |
a Japanese game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board |
noun | Japanese | 1890 | Usage: often capitalized |
| ☆ MISO (味噌) |
| 「dc」 |
A thick fermented paste made by grinding together cooked soybeans, rice or barley, and salt and used especially in making soups and sauces. |
Japanese. | n. | pl. mi・sos. |
| 「y」 |
a high-protein food paste consisting chiefly of soybeans, salt, and usually fermented grain (as barley or rice) and ranging in taste from very salty to very sweet |
発音: 'mE-(")sO | noun | Japanese | 1727 |
| ☆ TATAMI (畳) |
| 「dc」 |
Straw matting used as a floor covering especially in a Japanese house. |
Japanese. | ta・ta・mi (ta-tam, t-) | n. | pl. tatami or ta・ta・mis. |
| 「y」 |
: straw matting used as a floor covering in a Japanese home |
発音: ta-'ta-mE, ta- | noun | Japanese | 1614 | plural -mi or -mis |
| ☆ IKEBANA (生け花） |
| 「o」 |
ikebana n. art of Japanese flower arrangement. |
Japanese, = living flowers |
| 「dc」 |
The Japanese art of formal flower arrangement with special regard shown to balance, harmony, and form. |
Japanese: ikeru, to arrange + hana, flower. |
| 「y」 |
: the Japanese art of flower arranging that emphasizes form and balance |
発音: "i-kA-'ba-n&, "i-ki-, "E- | noun | Japanese, from ikeru to keep alive, arrange + hana flower | 1901 |
| ☆ ORIGAMI (折り紙) |
| 「y」 |
the Japanese art or process of folding squares of paper into representational shapes |
発音: "or-&-'ga-mE | noun | Japanese, from ori fold + kami paper | 1956 |
| 「dc」 |
The art or process, originating in Japan, of folding paper into shapes representing flowers and birds, for example.
A decorative object made by folding paper. |
n. | pl. o・ri・ga・mis. | Japanese: ori, to fold + kami, paper. |
| 「ｃ」 |
the art of making objects for decoration by folding sheets of paper into shapes Origami originated in Japan where it is still widely practised.
She was given a present of some origami paper and a booklet to show her how fold it into birds and figures. |
noun [U] |
| 「o」 |
origami n. art of folding paper into decorative shapes. |
n. | Japanese |
| ☆ SUKIYAKI (すき焼き) |
| WordNet (r) |
thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce |
n (Japanese) |
| 「dc」 |
A Japanese dish of sliced meat, bean curd, and vegetables seasoned and fried together. |
n. [Japanese.] |
| 「y」 |
a dish consisting of thin slices of meat, bean curd, and vegetables cooked in soy sauce and sugar |
skE-'ya-kE; "su-kE-', "su- | noun | Japanese, from suki- slice + yaki broil | 1920 |
