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倶楽部

倶楽部

See also: 俱樂部 and 俱乐部

Japanese

Kanji in this term
倶 楽 部
Hyōgaiji Grade: 2 Grade: 3
Irregular

Noun

倶楽部 ‎(katakana クラブ, romaji kurabu)

  1. a club (as an association or group of people)

Usage notes

More commonly spelled in katakana, as クラブ.

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Etymology

Borrowing from English club, in reference to an association or group of people.[1][2]

The spelling is ateji, apparently from the early Meiji period, chosen for the senses of 倶 ‎(ku, on'yomi; also a kun'yomi of tomo as in “together”) + 楽 ‎(ra, irregular on'yomi, usually raku; also a kun'yomi of tanoshimu as in “to enjoy”) + 部 ‎(bu, “part; division; section; department”, imparting a sense of “smaller group of people”).

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) ク​ラブ [kúꜜràbù] (Atamadaka - [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [kɯᵝɾ̠a̠bɯᵝ]

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