クール

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ール [kúꜜùrù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cool.

Adjective

クール (kūru) -na, adnominal クール (kūru na), adverbial クール (kūru ni)

  1. cool (having a slightly low temperature)
  2. cool (not showing emotion, calm)
  3. cool (colloquial: being considered as "popular" by others)
    • 2005 August 9, Sorachi, Hideaki, “(だい)(ろく)(じゅう)()(くん) (がい)(けん)だけで(ひと)(はん)(だん)しちゃダメ [Lesson 65: Don’t Judge People by Their Look]”, in (ぎん)(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      (ひじ)(かた)はんって ()(まい)()やしクールやし
      Hijikata-han tte nimaime yashi kūru yashi
      Hijikata, yer so cool and handsome!
      さぞモテはるんでしょ?(さぞモテはるんでしょ?)
      Sazo moteharun desho?
      Bet yer very popular with the ladies! Ain’tcha?
  4. cool (colloquial: in fashion)
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French cours.

Noun

クール (kūru) 

  1. a 13-week unit of television broadcasting
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