スプーン

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スプーン (supūn): a spoon.

Etymology

Borrowed from English spoon.[1][2]

First attested in 1860.[3]

Pronunciation

Noun

スプーン • (supūn)  (counter つ)

  1. spoon
    スプーンは無(な)い。
    Supūn wa nai.
    There is no spoon.

Usage notes

The term スプーン (supūn) is generally reserved for the western-style utensil. The flat-bottomed Asian-style soup spoon is not called a スプーン (supūn).

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ “スプーン”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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