コーヒー
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コーヒー: a small cup of coffee. 
Coffee sign in kanji
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 珈琲 |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Dutch koffie, also influenced by English coffee,[1][2][3][4] ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Doublet of カフェ (kafe) and カフワ (kafuwa).
Pronunciation
Noun
Usage notes
The spelling of コーヒー is much more common generally, but 珈琲 is found relatively frequently on signs for restaurants and on some menus.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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