倶楽部

See also: 俱樂部 and 俱乐部

Japanese
Kanji in this term
倶 楽 部
く
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)		 らく > ら
Grade: 2
(ateji)		 ぶ
Grade: 3
(ateji)
on’yomi irregular on’yomi
Alternative spellings
倶樂部 (kyūjitai)
俱楽部

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ク​ラブ [kúꜜràbù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠bɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

倶楽部(クラブ) • (kurabu) 

  1. a club (as an association or group of people)
    タモリ倶楽部(クラブ)
    tamori kurabu
    Tamori Club

Usage notes

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 俱樂部／俱乐部 (jùlèbù)
  • → Korean: 구락부 (gurakbu)
  • → Vietnamese: câu lạc bộ

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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