フライ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fly.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (fly ball):
  • (Tokyo) ライ [fùráí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾa̠i]
  • (insect, fishing lure, piece of canvas):

Noun

フライ • (furai

  1. (baseball) fly (fly ball)
  2. fly, an insect
  3. fly (fishing lure)
  4. fly (piece of canvas that covers the opening of a tent)
  5. fly (a strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English fry.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

フライ • (furai

  1. fried food, such as fish, meat, vegetables, etc
    ()()フライ
    kaki furai
    fried oysters
    チキンフライ
    chikin furai
    fried chicken

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN