ジレンマ

Japanese

Alternative forms

  • ディレンマ (direnma)
  • デレマ (derema)

Etymology

From English dilemma.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ンマ [jìréꜜǹmà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑiɾẽ̞mːa̠]

Noun

ジレンマ • (jirenma

  1. dilemma

References

  1. ^ ジレンマ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN