ナンセンス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English nonsense.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ンセンス [náꜜǹsèǹsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɰ̃sɨ]

Interjection

ナンセンス • (nansensu

  1. (informal) nonsense

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN