ジェットコースター

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from jet +‎ coaster. From the former "Jet Coaster" (1955 - 2000) at Tokyo Dome City, one of the first coasters built in Japan. Compare Korean 제트코스터 (jeteukoseuteo).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ジェットコースター [jèttókóꜜòsùtàà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑe̞t̚to̞ko̞ːsɨ̥ta̠ː]

Noun

ジェットコースター • (jettokōsutā) 

  1. rollercoaster (amusement ride)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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