ケース

㌜	U+331C, ㌜ SQUARE KEESU

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[U+331B]

CJK Compatibility

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[U+331D]

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English case.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ケース [kéꜜèsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [ke̞ːsɨᵝ]

Noun

ケース • (kēsu)

a case, as a container for something
トロンボーンのケース、展(てん)示(じ)用(よう)のケース
toronbōn no kēsu, tenji-yō no kēsu
a trombone case, a display case
a case, as an instance, event, situation
このケースでは、自(じ)転(てん)車(しゃ)のタイヤがパンクしていました。
Kono kēsu de wa, jitensha no taiya ga panku shite imashita.
In this case, the bicycle's tire was flat.
(grammar) grammatical case

Synonyms

(container): 容(よう)器(き) (yōki), 入(い)れ物(もの) (iremono)
(instance, event): 事(じ)例(れい) (jirei), 場(ば)合(あい) (bāi)
(grammar): 格(かく) (kaku)

References

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

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