リード

See also: リート

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ード [ríꜜìdò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲiːdo̞]

Noun

リード • (rīdo

  1. leading
  2. lede
  3. leash (e.g. on a dog)
    (いぬ)リードをつける
    inu ni rīdo o tsukeru
    to leash a dog
    (literally, “to apply a leash to a dog”)
  4. the lead (dance partner)
  5. reed (in a musical instrument)

Proper noun

リード • (Rīdo

  1. Read
  2. Reed
  3. Reade
  4. Reid

Verb

リードする • (rīdo surusuru (stem リード (rīdo shi), past リードした (rīdo shita))

  1. (sports) to lead (have the highest score, be in first place)
  2. to take the lead
    リードしてくれる(だん)(せい)
    rīdo shite kureru dansei
    a man who will take the lead

Conjugation