Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English spare.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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スペア (supea

  1. (bowling) spare

References

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  1. ^ スペア”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ スペア”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months