カバー

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English cover.

Pronunciation

Noun

カバー • (kabā) 

  1. material to cover with (such as a cosy)
  2. (music) cover song
    (めい)(きょく)カバー
    meikyoku no kabā
    cover of an iconic song

Derived terms

Verb

カバーする • (kabā suru) suru (stem カバー (kabā suru shi), past カバーした (kabā suru shita))

  1. (music) to cover
    (しょう)()(めい)(きょく)カバー
    shōwa no meikyoku o kabā
    cover iconic Shōwa-era songs
  2. to cover for; to make up for (a deficiency)
    ()(りょく)だけじゃカバーできない
    doryoku dake ja kabā dekinai
    can't cover for it with just effort

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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