ガラス

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See also: カラス

Japanese

Alternative spelling
硝子
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ガラス: a broken pane of safety glass

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch glas.[1] Doublet of グラス.

Pronunciation

Noun

ガラス (garasu

  1. glass (substance)

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN