サークル

サークル

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English circle.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) サ​ークル [sáꜜàkùrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ːkɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

サークル • (sākuru) 

1. circle (geometric shape)
2. circle (group of people with a common goal or interest)

   大(だい)学(がく)サークル

   daigaku sākuru

   college circle

   1. circle (group that produces dōjin works)

Hyponyms

• 同(どう)人(じん)サークル (dōjin sākuru, “dōjin circle”)
• 個(こ)人(じん)サークル (kojin sākuru, “one-man dōjin circle”)

References

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