ユーモア

Japanese

Etymology

Transliteration of English humour or humor.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ユーモア [yúꜜùmòà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
(Tokyo) ユーモア [yùúmóá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːmo̞a̠]

Noun

ユーモア • (yūmoa)

humour (UK), humor (US)

Coordinate terms

機知(きち) (kichi): a quick wit (able to respond quickly to different situations)
頓知(とんち) (tonchi): a sharp wit (able to rapidly come up with relevant knowledge)
気転(きてん), 機転(きてん) (kiten): tact, wit (as in to keep one's wits about one)
ウイット (uitto): wit (quick with the right word)
エスプリ (esupuri): wit, humor, verve, esprit

References

Takebayashi, Shigeru (1993) The Kenkyusha Japanese-English Learner's Pocket Dictionary, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN.
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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