リフォーム

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from reform.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) フォーム [rìfóꜜòmù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲiɸo̞ːmɯ̟]

Noun

リフォーム • (rifōmu

  1. renovation

Verb

リフォームする • (rifōmu surusuru (stem リフォーム (rifōmu shi), past リフォームした (rifōmu shita))

  1. to renovate
    (じゅう)(たく)リフォームする
    jūtaku o rifōmu suru
    to renovate a house

Conjugation

References

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