金髪
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 髪 |
| きん Grade: 1 |
はつ > ぱつ Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 金髮 (kyūjitai) キンパツ (informal) |
Etymology
From 金 (kin, “gold”) + 髪 (hatsu, “hair”).
Pronunciation
Noun
金髪 or 金髪 • (kinpatsu)
- blond hair
- 2003 September 22, Akinobu Uraku, “第63話 幼い記憶 [Chapter 63: Childish Memories]”, in 東京アンダーグラウンド [Tokyo Underground], volume 11 (fiction), Square Enix, →ISBN, page 115:
- ルリを公司から救い出した後も 今でみたいに金髪は側にいてくれるのかな？
- Ruri o Kanpanī kara sukuidashita ato mo ima de mitai ni Kinpatsu wa soba ni ite kureru no ka na?
- After we save Ruri from the Company, will I still get to be with Blondie like this?
- ルリを公司から救い出した後も 今でみたいに金髪は側にいてくれるのかな？
Usage notes
- This is an example of a word that can be spelled with katakana to convey an informal conversational tone, as キンパツ.
Synonyms
- パツキン (patsukin)
Derived terms
- 金髪碧眼 (kinpatsu hekigan)
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 髪 |
Noun
金髪 • (geumbal) (hangeul 금발)