ニュアンス
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from French nuance.[1][2]
First cited to ふらんす物語 (Furansu Monogatari), a 1909 book by 永井荷風 (Nagai Kafū).[2]
Some Japanese sources do not indicate a source language and only list the etymon form, as nuance.[3]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ニュアンス [nyúꜜàǹsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝã̠ɰ̃sɨᵝ]
Noun
ニュアンス • (nyuansu)
- [from 1909] nuance
References
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- “ニュアンス”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN