カバー

Japanese

Alternative forms

(less common) カヴァー (kavā)

Etymology

From English cover.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) カバー [káꜜbàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ba̠ː]

Noun

カバー • (kabā)

material to cover with (such as a cosy)
(music) cover song
名(めい)曲(きょく)のカバー
meikyoku no kabā
cover of an iconic song

Derived terms

ブックカバー (bukku kabā): book covering paper to hide what book a book owner is reading, especially in a public place such as train
ベッドカバー (beddo kabā): bedspread
便(べん)座(ざ)カバー (benza kabā): toilet cosy
枕(まくら)カバー (makura kabā): pillow case

Verb

カバーする • (kabā suru) suru (stem カバーし (kabā shi), past カバーした (kabā shita))

(music) to cover
昭(しょう)和(わ)の名(めい)曲(きょく)をカバー
shōwa no meikyoku o kabā
cover iconic Shōwa-era songs
to cover for; to make up for (a deficiency)
努(ど)力(りょく)だけじゃカバーできない
doryoku dake ja kabā dekinai
can't cover for it with just effort

References

1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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