レストラン
Japanese
Etymology
From French restaurant,[1][2][3][4][5] possibly via English restaurant.[5]
Pronunciation
Noun
レストラン • (resutoran)
- a restaurant
- 1988 July 30 [1984 July 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, “世界名作童話第４巻 ヘンゼルとグレーテル [World’s Renowned Fairy Tales Book 4: Hänsel and Gretel]”, in ポストの中の明日 [Post-Mid-Tomorrow] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 2), 10th edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 189:
- レストランをひらいたら、大流行だよ。
- Resutoran o hiraitara, ōhayari da yo.
- If you open a restaurant, it’s gonna be very popular.
- レストランをひらいたら、大流行だよ。
Usage notes
This term is often used to refer more specifically to Western-style restaurants.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- レストランシアター (resutoran shiatā): a restaurant theater/theatre
- レストランハウス (resutoran hausu): a freestanding building, often in a park, used for receptions and dinners
See also
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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