ローション

ローション

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English lotion.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ロ​ーション [róꜜòshòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːɕõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ローション • (rōshon) 

1. lotion (ointment that one rubs on the skin)
   • 2010 December 8, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第(だい)三(さん)百(びゃく)二(に)十(じゅう)二(に)訓(くん)　二(に)度(ど)あることは三(さん)度(ど)ある [Lesson 322: Twice, Thrice That There Are]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 37 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

     まずはこのローションをかぶってだな

     Mazu wa kono rōshon o kabutte da na

     First we slap on some lotion.

     ちょっと待(ま)てぇぇぇ‼　それどこの大人(おとな)のプールぅ⁉

     Chotto matēē‼ Sore doko no otona no pūrū⁉

     Hold o-o-o-on!! Are you tryna turn this place into an adult pool!?

2. Short for ラブローション (rabu rōshon, “personal lubricant”); lube

Synonyms

• (lotion): 化(け)粧(しょう)水(すい) (keshōsui)

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