フィギュア

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English figure.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) フィ​ギュア [fíꜜgyùà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɸʲiɡʲɨᵝa̠]

Noun

フィギュア • (figyua) 

1. figure (drawing)
2. Clipping of フィギュアスケート (figyua sukēto, “figure skating”).
3. figure (small-scale sculpture of a human)

See also

• 模(も)型(けい) (mokei)