ハウス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English house.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ハ​ウス [háꜜùsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Noun

ハウス • (hausu) 

  1. a house, a residence
  2. a building or structure, especially one used for amusement, food and beverage service, or shelter
  3. a greenhouse
  4. short for ハウス栽培 (hausu saibai, “greenhouse cultivation”): something grown in a greenhouse
  5. house, house music

Synonyms
  • (greenhouse): ビニールハウス (binīru hausu)
  • (greenhouse-grown): ハウス栽(さい)培(ばい) (hausu saibai)
  • (house music): ハウスミュージック (hausu myūjikku)

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