テーマ
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from German Thema.[1][2][3][4][5]
First cited in a text from 1910.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) テーマ [téꜜèmà] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][4][5]
- IPA(key): [te̞ːma̠]
Noun
テーマ • (tēma)
- [from 1918] theme, subject
- Synonyms: 主題 (shudai), 題目 (daimoku)
- [from 1910] musical motif
- Synonym: 主題 (shudai)
References
- “テーマ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- “テーマ”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third 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
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN