アップダウン

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from up +‎ down; compare 上下.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) アップダ​ウン [àppú dáꜜùǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠p̚pɯ̟ᵝ da̠ɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

アップダウン • (appu daun) 

  1. going up and down
    道(みち)のアップダウンが激(はげ)しい
    michi no appu daun ga hageshii
    the road undulates aggressively

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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