Wiktionary

ワンクッション

Japanese edit

Etymology edit

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from one +‎ cushion

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ワンク​ッション [wàńkúꜜsshòǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝã̠ŋkɯ̟ᵝɕːõ̞ɴ]

Noun edit

ワンクッション • (wan-kusshon) 

  1. (figurative) cushion to soften a blow or impact
    ワンクッションを置(お)く ― wan-kusshon o oku ― to add something that will soften the blow
  2. (fashion) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Coordinate terms: ワンクッション (wan-kusshon), ハーフクッション (hāfu-kusshon), ノークッション (nō-kusshon)

References edit

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