ビル

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See also: ヒル, ビール, and ピル
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Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

ビル • (biru) 

  1. clipping of ビルディング (birudingu, “(non-residential) building”).
    • 2016 August 30, “Ikkodate de mo manshon de mo nai! ‘Biru o marugoto’ jitaku ni suru to iu sentaku”, in Sumai‎:
      「ビル」まるごとを“住(す)まい”にする選(せん)択(たく)肢(し)だってあるんです。ビルまるごとを自(じ)宅(たく)にするってどんな感(かん)じなのでしょうか？
      “Biru” marugoto o “sumai” ni suru sentakushi datte aru n desu. Biru marugoto o jitaku ni suru tte donna kanji na no deshō ka?
      It is possible for a whole ‘building’ to be one’s “home”. How does it feel to have a whole building for a house?
Usage notes

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bill.[1]

Noun

ビル • (biru) 

  1. bill of sale, invoice
    Synonym: 勘定書 (kanjōsho)
  2. banknote, note, draft, coupon, certificate, promissory note
    Synonyms: 手形 (tegata), 証券 (shōken)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English Bill.

Proper noun

ビル • (Biru) 

  1. A transliteration of the English male given name Bill
  2. A transliteration of the German surname Bill
    マックス・ビル ― Makkusu Biru ― Max Bill

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
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