コーヒー
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| Alternative spelling |
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| 珈琲 |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Dutch koffie, also influenced by English coffee,[1][2][3][4] ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Doublet of カフェ (kafe) and カフワ (kafuwa).
Pronunciation
Noun
Usage notes
The spelling of コーヒー is much more common generally, but 珈琲 is found relatively frequently on signs for restaurants and on some menus.
Derived terms
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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