クール

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ール [kúꜜùrù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cool

Adjectival noun

クール (-na inflection, rōmaji kūru)

  1. cool (having a slightly low temperature)
  2. cool (not showing emotion, calm)
  3. cool (colloquial: being considered as "popular" by others)
    • 2005 August 9, Sorachi, Hideaki, だい六十五くん がいけんだけでひとはんだんしちゃダメ [Lesson 65: Don’t Judge People by Their Look]”, in ぎんたま [Silver Soul], volume 8 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
       (ひじ) (かた)はんって  () (まい) ()やしクールやし
      Hijikata-hantte nimaime yashi kūru yashi
      Hijikata-han, yer so cool and handsome!
      さぞモテはるんでしょ?
      Sazo moteharun desho?
      Ah bet yer very popular with the ladies! Ain’t ya?
      そうでもねーよ
      Sō demo nē yo
      Nah, not really
      いややわ〰ウソばっかり
      Iyayawa~ Uso bakkari
      No way〰 I don’t believe that
       (ひじ) (かた)はん  (ひじ) (かた)はん
      Hijikata-han Hijikata-han
      Hijikata-han, Hijikata-han
      アレ?それ  (なに) ()べてはるん?
      Are? Sore nani tabete harun?
      Eh? What yer eatin’ there?
       (ちゃ)づけ (ひじ) (かた)スペシャルだ  ()うか?
      Ochazuke Hijikata Supesharu da Kuu ka?
      Ochazuke Hijikata Special. Want some?
  4. cool (colloquial: in fashion)
Synonyms
Inflection

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French cours

Noun

クール (rōmaji kūru)

  1. a 13-week unit of television broadcasting
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