ベース

See also: ペース

Japanese

Etymology 1

Transliteration of English base.

Noun

ベース • (bēsu) 

1. base (bottom, foundation)
2. base (something on which something else rests)
3. (baseball) base

Synonyms

• (baseball base): 塁(るい) (rui)

Etymology 2

Transliteration of English bass.

Noun

ベース • (bēsu) 

1. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) bass (low spectrum of sound)

   Alternative form: バス (basu)

2. bass (musical instrument)

   ベースの弾(ひ)き方(かた)

   bēsu no hikikata

   the way to play a bass; how to play a bass

Etymology 3

Transliteration of English BACE.

Noun

ベース • (bēsu) 

1. BACE (beta-site APP cleaving enzyme)