ビル
See also: ヒル, ビール, and ピル
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Japanese
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ビル [bíꜜrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [bʲiɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
ビル • (biru)
- clipping of ビルディング (birudingu, “(non-residential) building”).
- 2016 August 30, “Ikkodate de mo manshon de mo nai! ‘Biru o marugoto’ jitaku ni suru to iu sentaku [Neither a detached house nor a condominium! Make a ‘whole building’ home]”, in Sumai:
- 「ビル」まるごとを“住まい”にする選択肢だってあるんです。ビルまるごとを自宅にするってどんな感じなのでしょうか?
- “Biru” marugoto o “sumai” ni suru sentakushi datte aru n desu. Biru marugoto o jitaku ni suru tte donna kanji na no deshō ka?
- It is possible for a whole ‘building’ to be one’s “home”. How does it feel to have a whole building for a house?
- 「ビル」まるごとを“住まい”にする選択肢だってあるんです。ビルまるごとを自宅にするってどんな感じなのでしょうか?
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Usage notes
- Not to be confused with ビール (bīru, “beer”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bill.[1]
Noun
ビル • (biru)
- bill of sale, invoice
- Synonym: 勘定書 (kanjōsho)
- banknote, note, draft, coupon, certificate, promissory note
- Synonyms: 手形 (tegata), 証券 (shōken)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English Bill.
Proper noun
ビル • (Biru)
- A transliteration of the English male given name Bill
- A transliteration of the German surname Bill
- マックス・ビル ― Makkusu Biru ― Max Bill
References
- 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