ナイト

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English night.[2][1][3]

Noun

ナイト (rōmaji naito)

  1. night

See also

  • デイ (dei, “day”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English knight.[2][1][3]

Noun

ナイト (rōmaji naito)

  1. a knight (warrior)
  2. (chess) a knight

See also

Chess pieces in Japanese · チェスの駒 (こま) (chesu no koma) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
キング (kingu) クイーン (kuīn) ルーク (rūku) ビショップ (bishoppu) ナイト (naito) ポーン (pōn)

References

  1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  3. 1 2 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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