ネックレス

ネックレス

Japanese

Etymology

From English necklace.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ネ​ックレス [néꜜkkùrèsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ne̞k̚kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞sɨᵝ]

Noun

ネックレス • (nekkuresu) 

1. a necklace (jewelry)
   • 1988 July 30 [Jul 25 1984], Fujiko F. Fujio, “おれ、夕(ゆう)子(こ) [I, Yūko]”, in ポストの中の明日 [Post-Mid-Tomorrow] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 2), volume 2 (fiction), 10th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 39:

     怪(かい)事(じ)件(けん)だ‼な、なんでおれがネックレスなんか……⁉あれっ、これは⁉夕(ゆう)子(こ)のだ‼

     Kaijiken da‼ Na, nan de ore ga nekkuresu nan ka……⁉ Are', kore wa⁉ Yūko no da‼

     What the heck is going on!? Wh-Why is there a necklace on me…!? Wait, isn’t this… Yūko’s necklace!?

Synonyms

• 首(くび)飾(かざ)り (kubikazari)

References

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