フォース

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fourth.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) フォース [fóꜜòsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɸo̞ːsɨ]

Noun

フォース • (fōsu)

(Anglicism, attributive) fourth

Coordinate terms

ファースト (fāsuto, “first”), セカンド (sekando, “second”), サード (sādo, “third”), フォース (fōsu, “fourth”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English force.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) フォース [fóꜜòsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɸo̞ːsɨ]

Noun

フォース • (fōsu)

(Anglicism) force

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN