ロケット

ロケット

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ロケ​ット [ròkéꜜttò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
• (Tokyo) ロ​ケット [róꜜkèttò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ke̞t̚to̞]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English rocket

Noun

ロケット (rōmaji roketto)

1. a rocket (a rocket engine)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English locket

Noun

ロケット (rōmaji roketto)

1. a locket (chained ornament)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN