アーケード

Japanese

Alternative forms

(establishment with coin-operated games): (abbreviation, only in compounds) AC(アーケード) (ākēdo)

Etymology

Borrowed from English arcade, from French arcade, from Italian arcata.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) アーケード [àákéꜜèdò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
(Tokyo) アーケード [áꜜàkèèdò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠ːke̞ːdo̞]

Noun

アーケード • (ākēdo)

arcade (covered passage, usually with shops on both sides)
アーケードのある商(しょう)店(てん)街(がい)
ākēdo no aru shōtengai
shopping district that has an arcade
(only in compounds) arcade (an establishment with coin-operated games)
アーケード向(む)けゲーム
ākēdo-muke gēmu
game designed for arcades

Synonyms

(establishment with coin-operated games): ゲームセンター (gēmu sentā), ゲーセン (gēsen)

Derived terms

アーケードゲーム (ākēdo gēmu)

References

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

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