ウエイト

Japanese
Alternative spellings
ウェイト
ウエート
ウェート

Etymology

Borrowed from English weight.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ウエート [ùéétó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝe̞ːto̞]

Noun

ウエイト • (ueito) 

  1. weight, force due to gravity
  2. body weight
  3. weightiness, importance

Usage notes

This spelling appears to be the most common.

Derived terms
  • ウエイトリフティング

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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