ライト

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Japanese

 ライト on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English right.[4][1][5][2][3]

Noun

ライト (raito

  1. a right (to do something), synonym of 権利 (kenri)
  2. the right-hand side
  3. (politics) the conservative side of an issue, or a person with conservative views, synonym of 右派 (uha, right wing)
  4. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼 (uyoku, right field)
  5. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼手 (uyokushu, right fielder)

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English light.[4][1][5][2][3]

Noun

ライト (raito

  1. (uncommon) light, illumination
    Synonyms: (hikari), 照明 (shōmei)
  2. (uncommon) a light, a lamp
    Synonyms: (more formal) 照明 (shōmei), 電気 (denki), ランプ (ranpu)
  3. light, not dark (as of a color, as in light blue)
    Synonyms: (light, bright) 明るい (akarui), (light, pale) 淡い (awai)
  4. light, not heavy (as of a physical thing, as in lightweight)
    Synonym: 軽い (karui)
  5. light, simple, not complicated (as in light opera or light reading)
    Synonym: 手軽い (tegarui)
Coordinate terms

Adjective

ライト (raito-na (adnominal ライト (raito na), adverbial ライト (raito ni))

  1. light (casual)
    ライト(かん)(けい)
    raito na kankei
    light relationship
    ライト(しつ)(もん)
    raito na shitsumon
    light question
Inflection

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN