Japanese

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 スカウト on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Borrowed from English scout.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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スカウト (sukauto

  1. a scout (one who identifies promising talent)
  2. a scout (member of the scout movement)

Verb

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スカウトする (sukauto surusuru (stem スカウト (sukautosuru shi), past スカウトした (sukautosuru shita))

  1. to recruit
  2. (specifically) to recruit into the sex industry

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN