アンテナ

アンテナ · antena · JLPT N2 · noun

antenna

アンテナ — antenna

📡 Loanword from English antenna, said the Japanese way: an-te-na

アンテナ comes straight from English antenna. Japanese splits it into three even beats, an-te-na, and drops the final -a sound English speakers sometimes blur. Slang use: アンテナが高い means someone who picks up on trends fast.

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