See also: ハズ and バス

Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowing from English pass.[1][2][3][4][5]

Noun

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パス (pasu

  1. passage, passing, a passing grade (of an examination, etc.)
  2. a pass, a ticket, a document granting entry or permission
  3. (card games, games) a pass (ceding one's turn)
  4. (sports) a pass (transferring the ball to another player)
  5. (baseball) a pass, an intentional walk
  6. (sociology) passing
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Verb

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パスする (pasu surusuru (stem パス (pasusuru shi), past パスした (pasusuru shita))

  1. to pass (an exam etc.)
    Synonym: 受かる (ukaru)
  2. to pass (to go through, such as a turnstile or hallway)
    Synonyms: 通る (tooru), 通過する (tsūka suru)
  3. (card games, games) to pass (to cede one's turn)
  4. (sports) to pass (to transfer the ball to another player)
  5. (baseball) to pass, to intentionally walk (a batter)
  6. (sociology) to pass
  7. (informal) to decline
    Synonym: 断る (kotowaru)
    (わたし)パス
    Watashi wa pasu.
    I'll pass.
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of カリパス (karipasu) or キャリパス (kyaripasu), ultimately a borrowing from English calipers.[1][4][5]

Noun

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パス (pasu

  1. a pair of calipers

Etymology 3

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Borrowing from English path.[4]

Noun

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パス (pasu

  1. (computing) path (the location of a file or directory in a filesystem)
    ファイルパス(かく)(にん)
    fairu no pasu o kakunin
    to check the path of a file
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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パス (pasu

  1. Short for パスワード.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN