グッズ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English goods.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) グ​ッズ [gúꜜzzù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝd̚d͡zɨᵝ]
  • (Tokyo) グッズ [gùzzú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝd̚d͡zɨᵝ]

Noun

グッズ • (guzzu) 

  1. goods, merchandise, items

Usage notes
  • Often used specifically to mean "merchandise" as in themed merchandise for a franchise, as opposed to more neutral words for "things that are sold".

Synonyms

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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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