ボクサー

Japanese

Etymology

From English boxer.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ボ​クサー [bóꜜkùsàà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [bo̞kɯ̟̊ᵝsa̠ː]

Noun

ボクサー • (bokusā) 

  1. a boxer (participant in a boxing match)
    Synonym: 拳闘家 (kentōka)
    • 1988 October 20, Mitsuru Adachi, “第(だい)22(にじゅうに)話(わ)　麻(ま)里(り)亜(あ)の心(こころ)”, in スロー(SLOW)ステップ(STEP), volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 149:
      あなた目(め)悪(わる)くない
      Anata me waruku nai
      You have very bad eyesight, don’t you?
      バカなこというなよ　ボクサーだぜ　目(め)のよさは折(お)り紙(がみ)つきだよ　きみのほうがぜったいにかわいいよ！
      Baka na koto iu na yo Bokusā da ze Me no yosa wa origamitsuki da yo Kimi no hō ga zettai ni kawaii yo!
      That’s ridiculous! I’m a boxer! I have certifiably flawless eyesight! You definitely are prettier!
      はい　はい
      Hai hai
      Sure, sure.
  2. a boxer (breed of dog)

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