Japanese

Pronunciation

• ツ​アー (Atamadaka)^[2]
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɯᵝa̠ː]

Noun

ツアー ‎(romaji tsuā)

1. a tour

Usage notes

Seldom used on its own. More often found in compounds, such as スキーツアー (“ski tour”) or パッケージツアー (“package tour”).

Etymology 2

From English czar, from Russian царь ‎(carʹ), ultimately from Latin surname Caesar.^[3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɯᵝa̠ː]

Noun

ツアー ‎(romaji tsuā)

1. a czar, a tsar

Usage notes

Non-standard orthography. The spelling and reading ツァー (​tsā) is more common for this sense.

Alternative forms

• ツァー (​tsā)
• ツァーリ (​tsāri)
• ツァール (​tsāru)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9