フォア

Japanese

Alternative spelling
フォー

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Japanese cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : フォア

Borrowed from English four.[3][4][1][2]

First attested in 1912.[3]

Japanese monolingual references often include both spellings for both senses, フォア (foa) and フォー (fō).[3][4][1] Where any preference is indicated, or where only one spelling is included, the trend appears to be to treat フォア (foa) as the canonical spelling.[3][4][2]

Noun

フォア • (foa) 

  1. [from 1912] (informal) four
Usage notes

Generally only found in the context of non-native-Japanese expressions, such as compounds like フォアボール (foabōru, “four balls: base on balls”, as in baseball). Otherwise, native terms derived from 四 (yo) or 四 (shi) are used.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English fore.[3][4][1][2]

First attested in 1925.[3]

Noun

フォア • (foa) 

  1. [from 1925] (rowing) the fore part of a rowing stroke before the catch, when the blade or the oar enters the water
  2. [some time after 1923] (tennis) forehand: a clipping of フォアハンド (foahando, “forehand”)
  3. [date uncertain] (golf) fore, a warning call yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction
  4. [date uncertain] (figure skating) forward movement during figure skating

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 “フォア”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 “フォア”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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