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スパーク

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English spark.[1][2][3][4]

First cited to the Gairaigo Jiten of 1914.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Kyoto: 1:3 [LHLL-L][1][6]
  • Kagoshima: A [LLHL-L][6]

Noun

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スパーク • (supāku) 

  1. [from 1914] a spark
  2. [from 1929] (slang) a quick glance
  3. [unknown] in a flash

Verb

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スパークする • (supāku suru) suru (stem スパークし (supāku shi), past スパークした (supāku shita))

  1. [from 1914] to spark
  2. [from 1929] (slang) to take a quick glance

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “スパークPaid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ “スパーク”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  4. ^ Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
  5. ^ 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 6.2 Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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