Japanese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English spare.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

スペア (supea

  1. (bowling) spare

References edit

  1. ^ スペア”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ スペア”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months