キャリアウーマン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English careerwoman,[1][2][3] equivalent to キャリア (kyaria) + ウーマン (ūman).

First cited in 1981.[3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) キャリアウ​ーマン [kyàríáúꜜùmàǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][4]
  • IPA(key): [kʲa̠ɾʲia̠ɯ̟ᵝːmã̠ɴ]

Noun

キャリアウーマン • (kyaria ūman) 

  1. [from 1981] a careerwoman

Descendants
  • Korean: 커리어 우먼 (keorieo umeon)

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. “キャリアウーマン”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. “キャリアウーマン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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