リバー

Japanese

Etymology

From English river.

Noun

リバー • (ribā) 

1. river

   Synonyms: 川, 河 (kawa)

   • 1928, Tsuboi Kumezō, Saikin seiji gaikōshi [Recent history of government foreign policy]‎^[1], page 202:

     面(めん)して知(ち)事(じ)が新(しん)に置(お)いたオレンジ・リバー・ソベレインチーは後(あと)にオランエ自(じ)由(ゆう)國(くに)と呼(よ)ばれる地(ち)でオランエ川(かわ)とワール川(かわ)との間(あいだ)に決(き)まった地(ち)方(ほう)である。

     Menshite chiji ga shin ni oita Orenji Ribā Sobereinchī wa ato ni Oran'e Jiyūkuni to yobareru chi de Oran'e-kawa to Wāru-kawa to no aida ni kimatta chihō dearu.

     The Orange River Sovereignty, newly established by the governor, and later called the Free State of Orange, is a locality that was settled between the Orange River and the Vaal River.

   • 1999, Fujisawa Shū, Buenosu Airesu gozen reiji [Buenos Aires twelve o'clock midnight]:

     遠(とお)くかすかに、ジョニー・マチスの歌(うた)うムーン・リバーがかかっていて、カザマは息(いき)をゆっくり吹(ふ)き上(あ)げた。

     Tōku kasuka ni, Jonī Machisu no utau Mūn Ribā ga kakatteite, Kazama wa iki o yukkuri fuki ageta.

     Faintly in the distance Johnny Mathis sang “Moon River” as Kazama slowly blew out a breath.

2. (poker) the river (the last card dealt in a hand)

Usage notes

Mainly used in translated texts or for place names, especially those in English-speaking regions. For rivers generally 川(かわ) (kawa) is much more frequent.

Derived terms

• リバーウォーク (ribāwōku)
• リバーウオーク (ribāuōku)
• リバーカヤック (ribākayakku)
• リバーサイド (ribāsaido)