アーケード

アーケード

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (establishment with coin-operated games): (abbreviation, only in compounds) AC (アーケード) (ākēdo)

Etymology

From English arcade

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) アーケ​ード [àákéꜜèdò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• (Tokyo) ア​ーケード [áꜜàkèèdò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ːke̞ːdo̞]

Noun

アーケード (rōmaji ākēdo)

1. arcade (covered passage, usually with shops on both sides)

   アーケードのある商店街 (しょうてんがい)

   ākēdo no aru shōtengai

   shopping district that has an arcade

2. (only in compounds) arcade (an establishment with coin-operated games)

   アーケード向 (む)けゲーム

   ākēdo-muke gēmu

   game designed for arcades

Synonyms

• (establishment with coin-operated games): ゲームセンター (gēmu sentā), ゲーセン (gēsen)

Derived terms

• アーケードゲーム (ākēdo gēmu)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN