スプーン
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English spoon.[1][2]
First attested in 1860.[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- [from 1860] spoon
- スプーンは無い。
- Supūn wa nai.
- There is no spoon.
- スプーンは無い。
Usage notes[edit]
The term スプーン (supūn) is generally reserved for the western-style utensil. The flat-bottomed Asian-style soup spoon is not called a スプーン (supūn).
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “スプーン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000