ブローチ

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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ブローチ (burōchi): a 19th century golden brooch.

Borrowed from English brooch.

Noun

ブローチ (burōchi

  1. a brooch (jewelry with pin)
    • 1997 September 1 [1996 October 10], Fujiko F. Fujio, “くたばれ(ひょう)(ろん)() の(まき) [The Drop-Dead Critic]”, in エスパー魔美 [Esper Mami], 4th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 141:
      まあ、きれいなブローチ………
      Mā, kirei na burōchi………
      Wow, what a cute brooch
      イニシアルの(エム)がハート(がた)になってるのね。
      Inishiaru no emu ga hāto-gata ni natteru no ne.
      I chose a heart-shaped one ’cos it kinda looks like your initial M.
      ありがとう‼
      Arigatō‼
      Thank you!!
      ただのブローチじゃないよ。(なか)(かい)(ぞう)して、スプリングと(じん)(たん)がしこんである。うらのボタンをおしてみな。
      Tada no burōchi ja nai yo. Naka o kaizō shite, supuringu to Jintan ga shikonde aru. Ura no botan o oshite mina.
      It’s not just a brooch, though. I modified its inside, its fitted with springs and Jintan. Try pushing the button at the bottom.

Etymology 2

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ブローチ (burōchi): various broach designs.

Borrowed from English broach.

Noun

ブローチ (burōchi

  1. a broach: a tool with multiple chisel points mounted on a single piece of steel

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: 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
  6. 6.0 6.1 ブローチ”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014