ニュアンス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from French nuance.[1][2]

First cited to ふらんす物語 (Furansu Monogatari), a 1909 book by 永井荷風 (Nagai Kafū).[2]

Some Japanese sources do not indicate a source language and only list the etymon form, as nuance.[3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ニュアンス [nyúꜜàǹsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ɨã̠ɰ̃sɨ]

Noun

ニュアンス • (nyuansu) 

  1. [from 1909] connotation
    ニュアンスが違(ちが)う
    nyuansu ga chigau
    means something slightly different

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “ニュアンス”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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