シート

シート · shiito · JLPT N1 · noun

seat

シート — seat

💺 シート sounds like 'sheet' and also means seat: a flat sheet of paper or a bench seat, same word both ways

Katakana シート came from English 'sheet' and 'seat', which Japanese borrowed as one sound. Context tells you which: a bed sheet or a car seat.

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