ガード
See also: カート and カード
Japanese
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ガード [gáꜜàdò] (Atamadaka – [1])
- (Tokyo) ガード [gàádó] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [ɡa̠ːdo̞]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English guard.
Noun
ガード • (gādo)
- guard (person who or thing that protects something)
- 1990 June 25 [Feb 17 1990], Morikawa, George, “Round 3 ファイティング・ポーズ [Round 3: Fighting Pose]”, in はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! [The First Step: The Fighting!], volume 1 (fiction), 3rd edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 104:
- ガードをはじきとばしたぞォっ‼
- Gādo o hajiki tobashita zō'‼
- He blew his guard!!
- ガードをはじきとばしたぞォっ‼
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Derived terms
- ガードマン (gādoman, “security guard”)
- ガードレール (gādorēru, “guardrail”)
Etymology 2
From English girder.
Noun
ガード • (gādo)
- viaduct; overpass
Synonyms
- 高架 (kōka)