パターン

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (slang) パティーン (patīn)
• パタン (patan)

Etymology

Borrowed from English pattern.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) パターン [pàtáꜜàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [pa̠tã̠ːɴ]

Noun

パターン • (patān) 

1. pattern
   1. an arrangement of elements

      パターン認(にん)識(しき) ― patān ninshiki ― pattern recognition

   2. a sequence of events, behaviors, facts, etc.
      • 2016, Takashi Iba, Fumio Kajiwara, Purojekuto dezain patan [Project design patterns], page 20:

        これは […] 「どのように企(き)画(かく)・プロジェクトを行(おこな)うのか」という「行(こう)為(い)のデザイン」のパターンです。

        Kore wa […] “dono yō ni kikaku purojekuto o okonau no ka” to iu “kōi no dezain” no patān desu.

        This refers to patterns of so-called “behavior design” for “how to plan / carry out a project”.

   3. (textiles) a template for pieces of a garment
      • 2008, Kurai-muki no patān bukku burausu [KURAI MUKI pattern book: blouse], →ISBN, page 35:

        S(こ)、M(ちゅう)、L(だい)、LL(とくだい) の ４(よん) サイズの実(じつ)物(ぶつ)大(だい)パターンがついています。

        Ko, chū, dai, tokudai no yon saizu no jitsubutsudai patān ga tsuiteimasu.

        Actual size patterns for four sizes, S, M, L, and XL are included.

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 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