ラップ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English rap.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ラップ • (rappu

  1. (music) rap music
  2. (music) rapping
  3. (parapsychology) rapping (unexplained knocking)

Verb

ラップする • (rappu surusuru (stem ラップ (rappu shi), past ラップした (rappu shita))

  1. (music) to rap
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English wrap.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ラップ • (rappu

  1. wrapping
    (しょく)(ひん)(ほう)(そう)(よう)ラップフィルム
    shokuhin hōsō yō rappu firumu
    wrapping film for food packaging use; cling film

Verb

ラップする • (rappu surusuru (stem ラップ (rappu shi), past ラップした (rappu shita))

  1. to wrap
    ラップして(れい)(ぞう)()()れる
    rappu shite reizōko ni ireru
    wrap and refrigerate
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English lap.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ラップ • (rappu

  1. (sports, motor racing) a lap, one circuit around the track
  2. (sports, motor racing) short for ラップタイム (rappu taimu, lap time) (time taken to complete a single lap)
  3. (engineering) a machine tool part made of relatively soft material, used for finishing or polishing
    ラップ(ばん)rappu banlap disk

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
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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