イルミネーション

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English illumination.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) イルミネ​ーション [ìrúmínéꜜèshòǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [iɾɯ̟ᵝmʲine̞ːɕõ̞ɴ]

Noun

イルミネーション • (iruminēshon) 

1. decorative lighting, colored lights; decoration (of a building etc.) with lights

   新(しん)宿(じゅく)のイルミネーションを見(み)に行(ゆ)く

   Shinjuku no iruminēshon o mi ni yuku

   go see the lights in Shinjuku

2. illumination; lighting

Usage notes

• Especially associated with Christmas and the winter.

Synonyms

• (decoration with lights): ライトアップ (raito appu), 電(でん)飾(しょく) (denshoku)
• (lighting): 照(しょう)明(めい) (shōmei)