ドル


U+3326, ㌦
SQUARE DORU

[U+3325]
CJK Compatibility
[U+3327]

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
(dated)

Borrowed from Dutch dollar. Originally transcribed phonetically into Japanese as ドルラル (doruraru), then shortened during the Meiji period to just ドル (doru).[3][1]

Noun

ドル • (doru

  1. a dollar (designation for specific currency)
    Synonym: (uncommon) ダラー (darā)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Dole.

Proper noun

ドル • (Doru

  1. Dole, Jura (place in France)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN