カー

See also: かあ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English car.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) カー [káꜜà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ː]

Noun

カー • (kā)

car

Synonyms

車(くるま) (kuruma), 自(じ)動(どう)車(しゃ) (jidōsha)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) カー [káꜜà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ka̠ː]

Interjection

カー • (kā)

caw (the sound a crow makes)

References

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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