コーヒー
Japanese
| Alternative spelling | 珈琲 |
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コーヒー: a small cup of coffee.
Etymology
Borrowing from Dutch koffie,[1][2][3][4] also influenced by English coffee.[1][2][3][4]
The kanji spelling of 珈琲 is ateji (当て字) coined by Udagawa Yōan in the first half of the 1800s,[5] likely influenced by the similar Chinese spelling 咖啡.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) コーヒー [kòóhíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])[4][6][7]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːçiː]
Noun
Coffee sign in kanji
コーヒー (rōmaji kōhī)
- coffee
Usage notes
コーヒー is much more common generally, but 珈琲 is found relatively frequently on signs for restaurants and on some menus.
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1957, Gihachiro Okuyama, 「かうひい異名熟字一覧（木版画）」 (Kauhī Imei Jukuji Ichiran (Mokuhan-ga), "List of Synonymous Idioms for Coffee (woodblock print)"), 『珈琲遍歴』 (Kōhī Henreki, "Coffee Pilgrimage"), in Japanese, Shikisha Co., Ltd.
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN