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シャープ

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Japanese

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 シャープ on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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シャープ (shāpu-na (adnominal シャープ (shāpu na), adverbial シャープ (shāpu ni))

  1. sharp (physically like an edge, or visually as in an image)
    Synonyms: (physically) 鋭い (surudoi), (visually) はっきり (hakkiri)
Inflection
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Noun

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シャープ (shāpu

  1. (music) a sharp (sign for a sharp note on the staff)
    Synonym: 嬰記号 (ei kigō)
  2. Clipping of シャープペンシル (shāpu penshiru, mechanical pencil).

See also

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from American English shop.

Noun

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シャープ (shāpu

  1. (Okinawa) shop
Usage notes
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The more common borrowed term for shop in mainland Japanese is ショップ (shoppu), and for natively derived terms, (mise).

Derived terms
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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. ^ シャープ”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984, see also here