サークル

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English circle.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) サ​ークル [sáꜜàkùrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠ːkɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

サークル • (sākuru) 

  1. circle (geometric shape)
  2. circle (group of people with a common goal or interest)
    大(だい)学(がく)サークル
    daigaku sākuru
    college circle
    1. circle (group that produces dōjin works)

Hyponyms
  • 同(どう)人(じん)サークル (dōjin sākuru, “dōjin circle”)
  • 個(こ)人(じん)サークル (kojin sākuru, “one-man dōjin circle”)

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