スカウト

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English scout.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

スカウト • (sukauto

  1. a scout (one who identifies promising talent)
  2. a scout (member of the scout movement)

Derived terms

  • ボーイスカウト (bōi sukauto)
  • ガールスカウト (gāru sukauto)
  • スカウティング (sukautingu)

Verb

スカウトする • (sukauto surusuru (stem スカウト (sukauto shi), past スカウトした (sukauto shita))

  1. to recruit
  2. (specifically) to recruit into the sex industry

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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