グループ

グループ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English group.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) グル​ープ [gùrúꜜùpù] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝːpɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

グループ (rōmaji gurūpu)

1. a group

Synonyms

• 集 (しゅう)団 (だん) (shūdan) (most general)
• 組 (くみ) (kumi) (for a particular purpose)
• 班 (はん) (han) (a smaller group composed of the members of a larger group)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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