チェンジ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English change.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) チェ​ンジ [chéꜜǹjì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕẽ̞n(d͡)ʑi]

Noun

チェンジ • (chenji) 

  1. a change
  2. (baseball) more specifically, a change of sides in a baseball game

Derived terms
  • チェンジアップ: a change-up (baseball)
  • チェンジオーバー: a swap transaction
  • チェンジオブペース: a change-of-pace (baseball; see change-up)
  • チェンジギア: a change of gear, changing gear
  • チェンジコート: a change of court: swapping sides in games such as tennis or volleyball
  • チェンジポケット: a changepocket, a change purse
  • チェンジレバー: a gear lever (UK) or gear shift (North America)

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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