ナイト

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English night.[2][1][3]

Noun

ナイト • (naito) 

  1. night

See also
  • デイ (dei, “day”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English knight.[2][1][3]

Noun

ナイト • (naito) 

  1. a knight (warrior)
  2. (chess) a knight

See also
Chess pieces in Japanese · チェスの駒(こま) (chesu no koma) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
キング (kingu) クイーン (kuīn) ルーク (rūku) ビショップ (bishoppu) ナイト (naito) ポーン (pōn)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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