ブラザー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English brother.[1]

Compare Korean 브라더 (beuradeo).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ザー [bùráꜜzàà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ɾa̠za̠ː]

Noun

ブラザー • (burazā

  1. (humorous, ironic, colloquial) brother, bro (older or younger)
  2. (Catholicism) brother, friar

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN