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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English autumn.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

オータム (ōtamu

  1. (only in compounds) autumn, fall

Usage notes edit

Generally only used in English-style compounds, when a writer or speaker is deliberately invoking associations with the English language. In other contexts, (aki) is used.

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN