ナイス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English nice.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ナイス [náꜜìsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [na̠isɨᵝ]

Interjection

ナイス • (naisu)

(anglicism, informal) nice
ナイスですね！
Naisu desu ne!
Nice!
- 1993 March 12, “大(おお)騒(さわ)ぎ！みかん学(がっ)校(こう)へ行(ゆ)く [All Hell Breaks Loose! Mikan “Goes to School”]”, in みかん絵(え)日(にっ)記(き) [Mikan Picture Diary], episode 20, TBS, CBC:
  ナイスヘディング！
  Naisu hedingu!
  Nice heading!
- 1993 April 16, “夫(ふう)婦(ふ)ゲンカはネコが食(く)う？ [Would a Cat Eat a Marital Dispute?]”, in みかん絵(え)日(にっ)記(き) [Mikan Picture Diary], episode 23, TBS, CBC, spoken by as Tom Kusanagi; Sumi Shimamoto as Kikuko Kusanagi; Tarako as Mikan Kusanagi; Kenichi Ono as Tōjirō Kusanagi (Akiko Hiramatsu):
  あっ…お母(かあ)さん！見(み)て見(み)て！これ　お母(かあ)さんでしょう？きれいだな！
  A'… O-kā-san! Mite Mite! Kore o-kā-san deshō? Kirei da na!
  Oh… Oh right, Mom! Look! This is you, right? You were so beautiful!
  それはお婆(ばあ)ちゃんの若(わか)い時(とき)！
  Sore wa o-bā-chan no wakai toki!
  That’s your grandma when she was young!
  ボケ…お父(とう)さん！髪(かみ)長(なが)くてが濃(こ)いね！すごく若(わか)々(わか)しい！
  Boke… Otōsan! Kami nagakute ga koi ne! Sugoku wakawakashii!
  You dunce… Dad! Look at your long, luscious hair back then! You looked so young!
  それは兄(あに)貴(き)だ。
  Sore wa aniki da.
  That’s my brother.
  え゙っ？
  È'?
  Eh?
  ナイスリカバリー！
  Naisu rikabarī!
  Nice comeback!
- 1994 January 15, Adachi, Mitsuru, “PART(パート).３(さん)　必(ひっ)殺(さつ)！愛(あい)の逃(とう)避(ひ)行(こう) [Part 3: Surefire! A Romantic Elopement]”, in らんま1/2 [Ranma 1/2], volume 27 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 44:
  ナイスフォロー　おねえちゃん‼
  Naisu forō onēchan‼
  Nice follow-up, big sis!
- 1996 September 15, Adachi, Mitsuru, “サヨナラゲーム　おまけ [Bye-Felicia Game: Bonus]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [Short Program], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 282:
  ナイスショット！
  Naisu shotto!
  Nice shot!
- 2013 July 9, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第(だい)四(よん)百(ひゃく)三(さん)十(じゅう)九(きゅう)訓(くん)　カロリーは忘(わす)れに頃(ころ)にやってくる [Lesson 439: Calories Burst Out When You Forget About Them]”, in 銀魂 [Silver Soul], volume 50 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
  カロリーの化(ば)け物(もの)はアンタでしょ　私(わたし)はこの通(とお)りナイスバディだからダイエットなて必(ひつ)要(よう)ないの
  Karorī no bakemono wa anta desho Watashi wa kono tōri naisu badi dakara daietto nate hitsuyō nai no
  You’re the calorie monster! With this ‘nice body’, there’s no need for me to diet!
  へ？アンタがナイスバディ？笑(わら)わせないでくれよ　ナイスバディっていうのはふくよかなグラマラスバディを言(い)うのよ銀(ぎん)子(こ)
  E? Anta ga naisu badi? Warawase nai de kure yo Naisu baditte iu no wa fukuyoka na guramarasu badi o iu no yo Ginko
  Whatcha say? You have a ‘nice body’? Don’t make me laugh! A ‘nice body’ is supposed to be a plump ‘glamorous body’, Ginko!
  アンタのはグロテスクバディでしょ　Ⅹ(テン)子(こ)
  Anta no wa gurotesuku badi desho Tenko
  Yours is a ‘grotesque body’, Tenko

Usage notes

Chiefly used as an immediate approving response to an action.

Derived terms

ナイスキル (naisu kiru)
- ナイスキー (naisukī)
ナイスバッティング (naisu battingu)

单词	ナイス
释义	ナイス Japanese Etymology Borrowed from English nice. Pronunciation (Tokyo) ナイス `[náꜜìsù]` (Atamadaka – [1]) IPA^(key): [na̠isɨᵝ] Interjection ナイス • (naisu) (anglicism, informal) nice ナイスですね！ Naisu desu ne! Nice! 1993 March 12, “大(おお)騒(さわ)ぎ！みかん学(がっ)校(こう)へ行(ゆ)く [All Hell Breaks Loose! Mikan “Goes to School”]”, in みかん絵(え)日(にっ)記(き) [Mikan Picture Diary], episode 20, TBS, CBC: ナイスヘディング！ Naisu hedingu! Nice heading! 1993 April 16, “夫(ふう)婦(ふ)ゲンカはネコが食(く)う？ [Would a Cat Eat a Marital Dispute?]”, in みかん絵(え)日(にっ)記(き) [Mikan Picture Diary], episode 23, TBS, CBC, spoken by as Tom Kusanagi; Sumi Shimamoto as Kikuko Kusanagi; Tarako as Mikan Kusanagi; Kenichi Ono as Tōjirō Kusanagi (Akiko Hiramatsu): あっ…お母(かあ)さん！見(み)て見(み)て！これ　お母(かあ)さんでしょう？きれいだな！ A'… O-kā-san! Mite Mite! Kore o-kā-san deshō? Kirei da na! Oh… Oh right, Mom! Look! This is you, right? You were so beautiful! それはお婆(ばあ)ちゃんの若(わか)い時(とき)！ Sore wa o-bā-chan no wakai toki! That’s your grandma when she was young! ボケ…お父(とう)さん！髪(かみ)長(なが)くてが濃(こ)いね！すごく若(わか)々(わか)しい！ Boke… Otōsan! Kami nagakute ga koi ne! Sugoku wakawakashii! You dunce… Dad! Look at your long, luscious hair back then! You looked so young! それは兄(あに)貴(き)だ。 Sore wa aniki da. That’s my brother. え゙っ？ È'? Eh? ナイスリカバリー！ Naisu rikabarī! Nice comeback! 1994 January 15, Adachi, Mitsuru, “PART(パート).３(さん)　必(ひっ)殺(さつ)！愛(あい)の逃(とう)避(ひ)行(こう) [Part 3: Surefire! A Romantic Elopement]”, in らんま1/2 [Ranma 1/2], volume 27 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 44: ナイスフォロー　おねえちゃん‼ Naisu forō onēchan‼ Nice follow-up, big sis! 1996 September 15, Adachi, Mitsuru, “サヨナラゲーム　おまけ [Bye-Felicia Game: Bonus]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [Short Program], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 282: ナイスショット！ Naisu shotto! Nice shot! 2013 July 9, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第(だい)四(よん)百(ひゃく)三(さん)十(じゅう)九(きゅう)訓(くん)　カロリーは忘(わす)れに頃(ころ)にやってくる [Lesson 439: Calories Burst Out When You Forget About Them]”, in 銀魂 [Silver Soul], volume 50 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN: カロリーの化(ば)け物(もの)はアンタでしょ　私(わたし)はこの通(とお)りナイスバディだからダイエットなて必(ひつ)要(よう)ないの Karorī no bakemono wa anta desho Watashi wa kono tōri naisu* badi dakara daietto nate hitsuyō nai no* You’re the calorie monster! With this ‘nice body’, there’s no need for me to diet! へ？アンタがナイスバディ？笑(わら)わせないでくれよ　ナイスバディっていうのはふくよかなグラマラスバディを言(い)うのよ銀(ぎん)子(こ) E? Anta ga naisu* badi? Warawase nai de kure yo Naisu baditte iu no wa fukuyoka na guramarasu badi o iu no yo Ginko* Whatcha say? You have a ‘nice body’? Don’t make me laugh! A ‘nice body’ is supposed to be a plump ‘glamorous body’, Ginko! アンタのはグロテスクバディでしょ　Ⅹ(テン)子(こ) Anta no wa gurotesuku badi desho Tenko Yours is a ‘grotesque body’, Tenko Usage notes Chiefly used as an immediate approving response to an action. Derived terms ナイスキル (naisu kiru) ナイスキー (naisukī) ナイスバッティング (naisu battingu)
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