ポーン

See also: ボーン

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ポ​ーン [póꜜòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [põ̞ːɴ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pawn.

Noun

ポーン • (pōn) 

  1. (chess) a pawn
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)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia.

Noun

ポーン • (pōn) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) pong, a soft electric sound, as in "pong, fasten your seat belts." (a soft-attention in air-flights)
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