ライト

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Japanese[edit]

 ライト on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowing from English right.[4][1][5][2][3]

Noun[edit]

ライト (raito

  1. a right (to do something), synonym of 権利 (kenri)
  2. the right-hand side
  3. (politics) the conservative side of an issue, or a person with conservative views, synonym of 右派 (uha, right wing)
  4. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼 (uyoku, right field)
  5. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼手 (uyokushu, right fielder)

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowing from English light.[4][1][5][2][3]

Noun[edit]

ライト (raito

  1. (uncommon) light, illumination
    Synonyms: (hikari), 照明 (shōmei)
  2. (uncommon) a light, a lamp
    Synonyms: (more formal) 照明 (shōmei), 電気 (denki), ランプ (ranpu)
  3. light, not dark (as of a color, as in light blue)
    Synonyms: (light, bright) 明るい (akarui), (light, pale) 淡い (awai)
  4. light, not heavy (as of a physical thing, as in lightweight)
    Synonym: 軽い (karui)
  5. light, simple, not complicated (as in light opera or light reading)
    Synonym: 手軽い (tegarui)
Coordinate terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ライト (raito-na (adnominal ライト (raito na na), adverbial ライト (raito ni ni))

  1. light (casual)
    ライト(かん)(けい)
    raito na kankei
    light relationship
    ライト(しつ)(もん)
    raito na shitsumon
    light question
Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN