ライト

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English right.[4][1][5][2][3]

Noun

ライト (raito) 

  1. a right (to do something), synonym of 権利 (kenri)
  2. the right-hand side
  3. (politics) the conservative side of an issue, or a person with conservative views, synonym of 右派 (uha, right wing)
  4. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼 (uyoku, right field)
  5. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼手 (uyokushu, right fielder)
    • 2004 February 9, Suzuki, Shinya, “104(ひゃくよん)(はつ)() 荒野(グラウンド)(ぼう)(そう)() [104th Hit: The Rampaging Horse of the Ground]”, in Mr.(ミスター) FULLSWING(フルスイング) [Mr. Fullswing], volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      (よん)(ばん) ライト (うし)()くん
      Yonban raito Ushio-kun
      At number 4, right fielder Ushio

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English light.[4][1][5][2][3]

Noun

ライト (raito) 

  1. (uncommon) light, illumination
    Synonyms: (hikari), 照明 (shōmei)
  2. (uncommon) a light, a lamp
    Synonyms: (more formal) 照明 (shōmei), 電気 (denki), ランプ (ranpu)
  3. light, not dark (as of a color, as in light blue)
    Synonyms: (light, bright) 明るい (akarui), (light, pale) 淡い (awai)
  4. light, not heavy (as of a physical thing, as in lightweight)
    Synonym: 軽い (karui)
  5. light, simple, not complicated (as in light opera or light reading)
    Synonym: 手軽い (tegarui)
Coordinate terms

Adjective

ライト (raito) -na, adnominal ライト (raito na), adverbial ライト (raito ni)

  1. light (casual)
    ライト(かん)(けい)
    raito na kankei
    light relationship
    ライト(しつ)(もん)
    raito na shitsumon
    light question
Inflection

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  5. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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