Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) レ​ース [réꜜèsù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɺ̠e̞ːsɯᵝ]

Noun

レース ‎(romaji rēsu)

1. lace (fabric)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English lathe.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) レ​ース [réꜜèsù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɺ̠e̞ːsɯᵝ]

Noun

レース ‎(romaji rēsu)

1. lathe

Synonyms

• 旋盤 (せんばん) ‎(senban)

Etymology 3

Borrowing from English race.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) レ​ース [réꜜèsù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɺ̠e̞ːsɯᵝ]

Noun

レース ‎(romaji rēsu)

1. race (of people)
2. race (competition)

Synonyms

• (of people):: 人種 (じんしゅ) ‎(jinshu)
• (competition):: 競争 (きょうそう) ‎(kyōsō)

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 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