ラブレター

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Japanese

 ラブレター on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from English love letter.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ラブレター (rabu retā

  1. a love letter
    Synonyms: 恋文 (koibumi), 艶書 (ensho), 艶状 (enjō), 付け文 (tsukebumi), 艶文 (enbun), (historical, archaic) 婚文 (yobaibumi)
    • 1996 February 20 [1988 February 15], Mitsuru Adachi, “テイク・オフ [Take Off]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], 25th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 126:
      (ふつ)()()(かの)(じょ)からラブレター(とど)いた。
      Futsuka go, kanojo kara rabu retā ga todoita.
      Two days later, I received a love letter from her.

References

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