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Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From German Main.
Proper noun
マイン • (Main)
- Main (a river in Germany)
1928, Watanabe Shirō, Ōbei no minato to koshiben no mita kuniguni, page 624:
- 第六十 フランクフルト、アム、マイン
マイン河岸の都市 獨逸には「フランクフルト」と云ふ市が二つある。- dairokujū Furankufuruto, amu, Main
Main kagan no toshi Doitsu ni wa “Furankufuruto” to ifu shi ga futatsu aru. - 60. Frankfurt am Main. City on the banks of the Main. There are two cities in Germany called “Frankfurt”.
Etymology 2
From English mine.
Noun
マイン • (main)
- (uncommon, often in compounds) mine (an excavation; a source of resources)
- マインクラフト ― Mainkurafuto ― Minecraft
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