レディ

Japanese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from English lady.

    Noun

    レディ • (redi) 

    1. A lady; a woman.
    2. A Lady, an aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.
    3. A woman considered to be of high status.
    Synonyms
    Coordinate terms
    • (a lady): ジェントルマン (jentoruman, gentleman)
    • (an aristocratic title for a woman): サー (, Sir)
    • レディキラー (redi-kirā, ladykiller)
    • レディス (redisu), レディズ (redizu, ladies; ladies'; lady's) (see there for more related terms)
    • レディズウェア (redizu-wea), レディズウエア (redizu-uea, ladieswear, ladies' wear)
    • レディファースト (redi-fāsuto, ladies first)

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from English ready.

    Adjective

    レディ • (redi) -na (adnominal レディ (redi na na), adverbial レディ (redi ni ni))

    1. Ready.
    Inflection
    Derived terms
    • レディトゥラン (redi-tu-ran), レディツーラン (redi-tsū-ran, ready-to-run)
    • レディメード (redi-mēdo, ready-made)
    • レディミクスト (redi-mikusuto, ready-mixed)
    • レディミックス (redi-mikkusu, ready-mix)

    References

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