アーケード

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (establishment with coin-operated games): (abbreviation, only in compounds) AC(アーケード) (ākēdo)

Etymology

Borrowed from English arcade, from French arcade, from Italian arcata.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) アーケ​ード [àákéꜜèdò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) ア​ーケード [áꜜàkèèdò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ːke̞ːdo̞]

Noun

アーケード • (ākēdo) 

1. arcade (covered passage, usually with shops on both sides)

   アーケードのある商(しょう)店(てん)街(がい)

   ākēdo no aru shōtengai

   shopping district that has an arcade

2. (only in compounds) arcade (an establishment with coin-operated games)

   アーケード向(む)けゲーム

   ākēdo-muke gēmu

   game designed for arcades

Synonyms

• (establishment with coin-operated games): ゲームセンター (gēmu sentā), ゲーセン (gēsen)

Derived terms

• アーケードゲーム (ākēdo gēmu)