ピン

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See also: ビン

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese pinta (“a point, a mark”).[1][2][3][4][5]

Noun

ピン • (pin) 

  1. an ace in cards or a "one" in dice
  2. the first or top item
  3. (idiomatic, from the way that servants would sometimes inflate prices by one-tenth and pocket the difference): the cut or percentage taken from something, the rake-off
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pin.[1][2][3][4][5]

Noun

ピン • (pin) 

  1. a pin, such as a hairpin, tie pin, bowling pin, or golf pin

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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