ライト

• (Tokyo) ラ​イト [ráꜜìtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠ito̞]

Borrowing from English right.[4][1][5][2][3]

ライト (rōmaji raito)

1. a right (to do something), synonym of 権利 (kenri)
2. the right-hand side
3. (politics) the conservative side of an issue, or a person with conservative views, synonym of 右派 (uha, “right wing”)
4. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼 (uyoku, “right field”)
5. (baseball, softball) Synonym of 右翼手 (uyokushu, “right fielder”)
   • 2004 February 9, Suzuki, Shinya, “104発はつ目め　荒野グラウンドの暴ぼう走そう馬ば [104th Hit: The Rampaging Horse of the Ground]”, in Mr.ミスター FULLSWINGフルスイング [Mr. FULLSWING], volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

     ４番ばん　ライト　牛うし尾おくん

     Yon-ban raito Ushio-kun

     Number 4, right fielder Ushio-kun

• レフト (refuto)

Borrowing from English light.[4][1][5][2][3]

ライト (rōmaji raito)

1. (uncommon) light, illumination

   Synonyms: 光 (hikari), 照明 (shōmei)

2. (uncommon) a light, a lamp

   Synonyms: 照明 (shōmei) (more formal), 電気 (denki), ランプ (ranpu)

3. light, not dark (as of a color, as in light blue)

   Synonyms: 明るい (akarui) (light, bright), 淡い (awai) (light, pale)

4. light, not heavy (as of a physical thing, as in lightweight)

   Synonym: 軽い (karui)

5. light, simple, not complicated (as in light opera or light reading)

   Synonym: 手軽い (tegarui)

• ヘビー (hebī)