See also: ふい and ぶい

Japanese

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 ブイ on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English vee.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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ブイ (bui

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from American English buoy.

Noun

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ブイ (bui

  1. (nautical) a buoy

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Russian Буй (Buj).

Proper noun

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ブイ (Bui

  1. Buy (a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia)