マスター

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English master.[1] Doublet of マエストロ (maesutoro).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ター [máꜜsùtàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠sɨ̥ta̠ː]

Noun

マスター • (masutā

  1. a manager; a barkeeper, a landlord (of a pub); a storekeeper, shopkeeper; an owner
  2. a master (a person with a master's degree)
    1. a master's degree
  3. a master (a person in charge; a skilled person)
  4. a master (owner of an animal, slave, or maid or butler)

Synonyms

Verb

マスターする • (masutā surusuru (stem マスター (masutā shi), past マスターした (masutā shita))

  1. to master (to acquire complete knowledge or skill (in something))

Conjugation

References

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