クローバー

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Japanese

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A close-up of zigzag clover, Trifolium medium.
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English clover.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

First attested in Japanese in a text from 1907.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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クローバー (kurōbā

  1. [from 1907] clover, a member of genus Trifolium
    Synonyms: 詰草 (tsumekusa), 馬肥やし (umagoyashi), (Trifolium) シャジクソウ属 (shajikusō-zoku)
  2. [date uncertain] (suit in card games) club; clover
    Synonym: クラブ (kurabu)

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 クローバー”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ クローバー”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  3. ^ クローバー”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  4. 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  6. 6.0 6.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN