ガラス

ガラス

See also: カラス

Japanese

Etymology

Katakana	ガラス
Kanji	硝子

Borrowed from Dutch glas.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ガラス [gàrású] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ɾa̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

ガラス (rōmaji garasu)

1. glass (substance)

Derived terms

• ガラス体 (たい) (garasutai, “vitreous body”)

Synonyms

• 玻 (は)璃 (り) (hari, “crystal, glass”)
• (archaic) ビードロ (bīdoro)

Related terms

• グラス (gurasu, “glass (cup)”)

References

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