ファイト
Japanese
editEtymology
editFrom English fight.[1][2] Compare the semantics of Korean 파이팅 (paiting), 화이팅 (hwaiting).
Pronunciation
edit- (Tokyo) ファイト [fáꜜìtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][3][2]
- (Tokyo) ファイト [fàító] (Heiban – [0])[3][2]
- IPA(key): [ɸa̠ito̞]
Noun
editInterjection
edit- fight!; called by a referee in professional boxing when the players do not have enough hits
- go for it, take heart, don't give up
Usage notes
edit- (sense 2): This lacks aggressive connotations and only indicates doing one's best.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “ファイト
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
