コロナ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English corona.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) コロナ [kóꜜrònà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾo̞na̠]

Noun

コロナ • (korona) 

1. (astronomy) corona
2. (electricity) light that is seen by corona discharge
3. Clipping of コロナウイルス (koronauirusu, “coronavirus”).
4. COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:コロナ.
5. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (offensive, Internet slang) person who is infected by (novel) coronavirus [2020]

Derived terms

• コロナ禍(か) (koronaka, “coronavirus disaster; COVID-19 pandemic”)