ルート

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English route.

Noun

ルート • (rūto) 

  1. a route
    Synonym: 経路 (keiro)
    1. a road or path, (often) a highway
    2. a course, an itinerary of stops, as for a bus
      Synonym: 路線 (rosen)
      電(でん)車(しゃ)のほかにバスを使(し)用(よう)するルートもある。
      Densha no hoka ni basu o shiyō suru rūto mo aru.
      Besides trains, there are routes that use buses.
    3. a path or course for information
      情(じょう)報(ほう)提(てい)供(きょう)ルート
      jōhō teikyō rūto
      routes for provision of information
    4. a path or course for goods in a transaction
      資(し)材(ざい)運(うん)搬(ぱん)ルート
      shizai unpan rūto
      material transport route
    5. (video games, storytelling) storyline

Etymology 2

From English root.

Noun

ルート • (rūto) 

  1. (mathematics) a root (as in a square root)
    Synonyms: 根 (kon), 冪根 (bekikon)
  2. (linguistics) an etymological root
    Synonym: 語根 (gokon)
  3. (music) root note in a chord
    Synonym: 根音 (kon'on)
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