バス

See also: ハズ and パス

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bus.[2][3]

Noun

バス • (basu

  1. (vehicles) bus
  2. (computing) bus
Derived terms
  • バスガイド (basu gaido, bus conductress)
  • バスターミナル (basu tāminaru, bus terminal)
  • バス(だい) (basu-dai, bus fare)
  • バス(てい) (basu-tei, bus stop)
  • バスマウス (basu mausu, bus mouse)
  • バスレーン (basu rēn, bus lane)
  • バス()(せん) (basu rosen, bus route)
  • ()(せん)バス (rosen basu, route bus)
Descendants
  • Hakka: 巴士 (pa-sṳ́)
  • Hokkien: 巴士 (bá-suh)
  • Kavalan: basu
  • Sakizaya: basu

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bath.[2][3]

Noun

バス • (basu

  1. bath
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • バスタオル (basu taoru, bath towel)
  • バスタブ (basutabu, bathtub)
  • バスルーム (basurūmu, bathroom)
  • バスローブ (basurōbu, bathrobe)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bass.[3]

Noun

バス • (basu

  1. bass (fish)
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 4

Borrowed from German Bass.[3]

Noun

バス • (basu

  1. (music) bass (the lower spectrum of sound of a singing voice or musical instrument)
  2. (music) clipping of コントラバス: a contrabass, a double bass, a bass

References

  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
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN