ステップ

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Russian степь (stepʹ).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ステップ [sùtéꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sɨ̥te̞p̚pɯ̟]

Noun

ステップ • (suteppu)

steppe (the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia)

Related terms

草原(そうげん) (sōgen, “plains, grasslands”)
草地(くさち) (kusachi, “grassland; meadow”)
サバンナ (sabanna, “savanna”)
プレーリー (purērī, “prairie”)

Etymology 2

From English step.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ステップ [sùtéꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sɨ̥te̞p̚pɯ̟]

Noun

ステップ • (suteppu)

step

Related terms

段(だん) (dan, “step”)
階段(かいだん) (kaidan, “stairway, steps”)
歩(ほ) (ho, “step, pace”)
歩調(ほちょう) (hochō, “pace, step”)
足取(あしど)り (ashidori, “gait, step”)
足元(あしもと) (ashimoto, “footprint; area around one's feet, one's step”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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