ピアス
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
From English piercing, misinterpreted as a gerund of pierce.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- piercing (especially ear piercing)
- ピアスをあける
- piasu o akeru
- to have a piercing done
- (literally, “to open a piercing”)
- ピアスをあける
Usage notes edit
This specifically refers to earrings which loop through the earlobe and require a piercing in the ear, and is the general term for earrings. The more similar-sounding イヤリング (iyaringu) is less commonly used and refers more specifically to earrings which do not require a piercing in the ear, by clipping to the earlobe rather than looping through it.
See also edit
- イヤリング (iyaringu)