"サイレン" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [sa̠iɾẽ̞ɴ] Forms: sairen [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English siren. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|siren|sort=さいれん}} English siren Head templates: {{ja-noun}} サイレン • (sairen)
  1. siren (device for making a sound alarm) Wikipedia link: ja:サイレン (曖昧さ回避) Related terms: セイレーン (seirēn)

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for サイレン meaning in Japanese (1.6kB)

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