エアコン

Japanese
エアコン: a wall-mounted air conditioning unit.

Etymology

Abbreviation of エアコンディショナー (ea kondishonā), from English air conditioner, with possible influence from British English air-con.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) エアコン [èákóń] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [e̞a̠kõ̞ɴ]

Noun

エアコン • (eakon) 

  1. Clipping of エアコンディショナー (ea kondishonā, “air conditioner”); an AC
    エアコンが効(き)きすぎる
    eakon ga kikisugiru
    the aircon is too strong

Synonyms

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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