フィーチャー

Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English feature.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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フィーチャー (fīchā

  1. feature (an important item, main attraction, or noteworthy appearance)
    1. (media) a long or prominently featured item, article, or performance; (often) content distinguished from news
      • 1950, Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai, NHK rajio nenkan [NHK radio yearbook], page 441:
        1949-50( ねん)()(ばん)(ぐみ)()(もん)(べつ)(ほう)(そう)()(かん)(わり)(あい) [] フィーチャーとドラマ 24(にじゅうよん)()
        1949-50 nendo no bangumi bumon betsu no hōsō jikan no wariai wa [] fīchā to dorama nijūyon. ni%
        For 1949-50 the breakdown of broadcast time by department is: [] features and dramas 24.2%
    2. (technology, computing) a particular capability of a piece of software or hardware
      フィーチャフォンfīcha fonfeature phone”, a mobile phone with added features
      • 1998, Ushiro Masatake, Ishi kettei no tame no ‘bunseki no gijutsu’ [‘Engineering analysis’ for decision making], page 63:
        ()(じょう)()(かく)(かく)(せい)(ひん)のさまざまなフィーチャー(()(よう))や(しょ)()(のう)との(かん)(けい)()(げん)(かい)()(もと)め、(りょう)(しゃ)(そう)(かん)(けん)(とう)したことがある。
        Shijō kakaku to kaku seihin no samazama na fīchā (shiyō) ya shokinō to no kankei o tagen kaiki de motome, ryōsha no sōkan o kentō shita koto ga aru.
        We used regression analysis to determine the relationship between particular features (specifications) or functions of a product and its market price, and the correlation between them.

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Verb

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フィーチャーする (fīchā surusuru (stem フィーチャー (fīchāsuru shi), past フィーチャーした (fīchāsuru shita))

  1. (music) to feature
    ○○をフィーチャーした(きょく)
    ○○ o fīchā shita kyoku
    a song featuring X

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN