ゴーサイン

ゴーサイン

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from go +‎ sign.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゴーサ​イン [gòó sáꜜìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ː sa̠ĩɴ]

Noun

ゴーサイン • (gō sain) 

1. green light (approval)

References

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