チェンジ
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English change.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) チェンジ [chéꜜǹjì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]
Noun
チェンジ (rōmaji chenji)
- a change
- (baseball) more specifically, a change of sides in a baseball game
Derived terms
- チェンジアップ: a change-up (baseball)
- チェンジオーバー: a swap transaction
- チェンジオブペース: a change-of-pace (baseball; see change-up)
- チェンジギア: a change of gear, changing gear
- チェンジコート: a change of court: swapping sides in games such as tennis or volleyball
- チェンジポケット: a changepocket, a change purse
- チェンジレバー: a gear lever (UK) or gear shift (North America)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN