Japanese

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Alternative spellings
ウェイト
ウエート
ウェート

Etymology

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Borrowed from English weight.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ウエイト (ueito

  1. weight, force due to gravity
  2. body weight
  3. weightiness, importance

Usage notes

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This spelling appears to be the most common.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN