ニュアンス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from French nuance.[1][2]

First cited to ふらんす物語 (Furansu Monogatari), a 1909 book by 永井荷風 (Nagai Kafū).[2]

Some Japanese sources do not indicate a source language and only list the etymon form, as nuance.[3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ニュ​アンス [nyúꜜàǹsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝã̠ɰ̃sɨᵝ]

Noun

ニュアンス • (nyuansu) 

  1. [from 1909] nuance

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. “ニュアンス”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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