ブリーフ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English brief (attributive of briefs).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ブリ​ーフ [bùríꜜìfù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾʲiːɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ブリーフ • (burīfu) 

  1. briefs (male underwear)
    • 2010 December 8, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第(だい)三(さん)百(びゃく)二(に)十(じゅう)二(に)訓(くん)　二(に)度(ど)あることは三(さん)度(ど)ある [Lesson 322: Twice, Thrice That There Are]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 37 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      将(しょう)軍(ぐん)家(け)は代(だい)々(だい)水(すい)練(れん)の時(とき)も　もっさりブリーフ派(は)だ
      Shōgunke wa daidai suiren no toki mo mossari burīfu-ha da
      For generations of the shōgun clan, when it comes time for swimming, we’ve always been fans of lame briefs
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