ライト

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English right.[4][1][5][2][3]

Noun

ライト • (raito) 

  1. a right (to do something), synonym of 権利 (kenri)
  2. the right-hand side
  3. (politics) the conservative side of an issue, or a person with conservative views, synonym of 右派 (uha, right wing)
  4. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼 (uyoku, right field)
  5. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼手 (uyokushu, right fielder)
    • 2004 February 9, Suzuki, Shinya, “104(ひゃくよん)(はつ)() 荒野(グラウンド)(ぼう)(そう)() [104th Hit: The Rampaging Horse of the Ground]”, in [Mr.](ミスター) [FULLSWING](フルスイング) ([Mr.](ミスター) [FULLSWING](フルスイング)) [Mr. Fullswing], volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      (よん)(ばん) ライト (うし)()くん
      Yonban raito Ushio-kun
      At number 4, right fielder Ushio

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English light.[4][1][5][2][3]

Noun

ライト • (raito) 

  1. (uncommon) light, illumination
    Synonyms: (hikari), 照明 (shōmei)
  2. (uncommon) a light, a lamp
    Synonyms: (more formal) 照明 (shōmei), 電気 (denki), ランプ (ranpu)
  3. light, not dark (as of a color, as in light blue)
    Synonyms: (light, bright) 明るい (akarui), (light, pale) 淡い (awai)
  4. light, not heavy (as of a physical thing, as in lightweight)
    Synonym: 軽い (karui)
  5. light, simple, not complicated (as in light opera or light reading)
    Synonym: 手軽い (tegarui)
Coordinate terms

Adjective

ライト • (raito) -na (adnominal ライト (raito na na), adverbial ライト (raito ni ni))

  1. light (casual)
    ライト(かん)(けい)
    raito na kankei
    light relationship
    ライト(しつ)(もん)
    raito na shitsumon
    light question
Inflection

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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