ニガー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English nigger.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ニガー [níꜜgàà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ニッガー [níꜜggàà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɡa̠ː]
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɡ̚ɡ̊a̠ː]

Noun

ニガー • (nigā) 

1. (ethnic slur, in translation, rare) nigger

Usage notes

Only used as a translation of the English term, and not as a native Japanese slur against black people.

Synonyms

• 黒(くろ)んぼ (kuronbo)