Japanese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

ナイト (naito

  1. night

See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

ナイト (naito

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

See also edit

Chess pieces in Japanese · チェス(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 edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN