ユーモア

Japanese

Etymology

Transliteration of English humour or humor.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ユーモア [yúꜜùmòà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ユーモア [yùúmóá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ːmo̞a̠]

Noun

ユーモア • (yūmoa) 

1. humour (UK), humor (US)

Coordinate terms

• 機知(きち) (kichi): a quick wit (able to respond quickly to different situations)
• 頓知(とんち) (tonchi): a sharp wit (able to rapidly come up with relevant knowledge)
• 気転(きてん), 機転(きてん) (kiten): tact, wit (as in to keep one's wits about one)
• ウイット (uitto): wit (quick with the right word)
• エスプリ (esupuri): wit, humor, verve, esprit