ドア

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English door. Possible doublet of 戸 (to).

Pronunciation

    Noun

    ドア • (doa) 

    1. Western-style door
      一(いち)番(ばん)線(せん)、ドアが閉(し)まります。
      Ichiban-sen, doa ga shimarimasu.
      The doors on platform 1 are closing. (rail announcement)

    References
    1. 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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