スニーカー

スニーカー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sneaker[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) スニ​ーカー [sùníꜜìkàà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][3][4]
• (Tokyo) スニーカー [sùnííkáá] (Heiban – [0])[3]
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝɲ̟iːka̠ː]

Noun

スニーカー • (sunīkā) 

1. a sneaker (leisure shoes, often worn for sports; trainers)
   • 2011 July 9, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第(だい)三(さん)百(びゅく)四(よん)十(じゅう)五(ご)訓(くん)　かまくらはどんだけ頑(がん)張(ば)って作(つく)っても次(つぎ)の日(ひ)にはどっかのクソガキに壊(こわ)される [Lesson 345: Even When You Give Your All to Building a Quinzhee, There Will Be A Brat Destroying It the Next Day]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 40 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

     ……ただのビッグフットなんてこの世(よ)に存(そん)在(ざい)しねェェェェ‼なんでこんな所(ところ)に伝(でん)説(せつ)のＵＭＡ(ユーマ)が生(せい)息(そく)してんだァァ‼なんでビッグフットがスニーカーはいってんだァ！

     ……Tada no Biggufutto nan te kono yo ni sonzaishi nēēe‼ Nan de konna tokoro ni densetsu no yūma ga seisokushiten dāa‼ Nan de Biggufutto ga sunīkā haitten dā!

     …There’s no such thing as Bigfoot!! Why would a legendary cryptid be living here!? And why would Bigfoot even wear sneakers for fudge’s sake?

Synonyms

• 運(うん)動(どう)靴(ぐつ) (undōgutsu)

References

1. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN