グレーゾーン

Japanese

Alternative forms

  • グレイゾーン (gureizōn)

Etymology

Borrowed from English gray zone.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) グレーゾーン [gúꜜrèèzòòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) グレーゾーン [gùréézóóń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ɾe̞ːzõ̞ːɴ]

Noun

グレーゾーン • (gurēzōn) 

  1. a grey area (UK) or gray area (US)

See also

  • 灰色(はいいろ)の領域(りょういき) (haiiro no ryōiki)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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