ゲーム

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (shortening, only in compounds) ゲー (gē), ゲ (ge)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English game.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ゲーム • (gēmu) 

  1. game
  2. video game
    スマホでゲームしたい。
    Sumaho de gēmu shitai.
    I want to play video games on my phone.
    ゲーム依(い)存(ぞん)
    gēmu izon
    video game addiction

Usage notes[edit]

The term gēmu usually refers more to a competition with a clear winner and loser, whereas 遊(ゆう)戯(ぎ) (yūgi) may also refer more broadly to playing in general. Meanwhile, 試(し)合(あい) (shiai) is more specific in meaning and refers to a match between two or more opponents.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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