ソウル
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See also: ソール
Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
| Alternative spelling |
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| ソール |
Borrowed from English soul.[2][3]
Noun
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Korean 서울 (Seoul).[2][3]
Proper noun
- Seoul (a city, the capital city of South Korea)
Synonyms
- (historical) 京城 (Keijō)
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN