サボタージュ

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabotage[1][2] or English sabotage.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ボタージュ [sàbótáꜜàjù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠bo̞ta̠ːʑɨ]

Noun

サボタージュ • (sabotāju

  1. sabotage
  2. slowdown; go-slow

Verb

サボタージュする • (sabotāju suruintransitive suru (stem サボタージュ (sabotāju shi), past サボタージュした (sabotāju shita))

  1. to sabotage
  2. to engage in a slowdown

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN