"シングル" meaning in Japanese

See シングル in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɕĩŋɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟] Forms: shinguru [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English single. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|single}} English single Head templates: {{ja-noun}} シングル • (shinguru)
  1. a single
    Sense id: en-シングル-ja-noun-vX-BHwZU Categories (other): Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 10 20 14 24 10 22
  2. tennis singles (as opposed to doubles)
    Sense id: en-シングル-ja-noun-xEFbFe5D Categories (other): Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 10 20 14 24 10 22
  3. a single-breasted jacket
    Sense id: en-シングル-ja-noun-XvQBIXMH Categories (other): Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 10 20 14 24 10 22
  4. a single shot of an alcoholic beverage
    Sense id: en-シングル-ja-noun-bnVeMglX Categories (other): Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 10 20 14 24 10 22
  5. a single-digit handicap in golf
    Sense id: en-シングル-ja-noun-1ZlwIzLE Categories (other): Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 10 20 14 24 10 22
  6. a single bed; a hotel room with only one bed
    Sense id: en-シングル-ja-noun-RhMkVDfb Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 16 3 25 46 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 10 20 14 24 10 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 9 9 4 15 63 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 12 16 6 21 42 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 12 16 6 21 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 4 22 1 8 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 19 1 18 58

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for シングル meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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