レストラン

レストラン

Japanese

レストラン (resutoran): an Italian restaurant in Japan.

Etymology

From French restaurant,[1][2][3][4][5] possibly via English restaurant.[5]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) レ​ストラン [réꜜsùtòràǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[5][4][6]
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞sɨ̥ᵝto̞ɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

レストラン • (resutoran) 

1. a restaurant

   あのレストランは良(い)い食(しょく)事(じ)を出(だ)す。

   Ano resutoran wa ii shokuji o dasu.

   That restaurant serves good meals.

   • 1988 July 30 [Jul 25 1984], Fujiko F. Fujio, “世(せ)界(かい)名(めい)作(さく)童(どう)話(わ)第(だい)４(よん)巻(かん)　ヘンゼルとグレーテル [World’s Renowned Fairy Tales Book 4: Hänsel and Gretel]”, 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 189:

     レストランをひらいたら、大(おお)流行(はやり)だよ。

     Resutoran o hiraitara, ōhayari da yo.

     If you open a restaurant, it’s gonna be very popular.

Usage notes

This term is often used to refer more specifically to Western-style restaurants.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• レストランシアター (resutoran shiatā): a restaurant theater/theatre
• レストランハウス (resutoran hausu): a freestanding building, often in a park, used for receptions and dinners

See also

• Thesaurus:レストラン

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
5. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
6. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN