ダイヤ

See also: タイヤ

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ダ​イヤ [dáꜜìyà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • (Tokyo) ダイヤ [dàíyá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [da̠ija̠]
  • Homophone: 台屋

Etymology 1

Noun

ダイヤ (rōmaji daiya)

  1. Clipping of ダイヤモンド (daiyamondo, “diamond”).
  1. (card games) diamonds
    • 2001 March 10 [Dec 16 1998], Katou, Motohiro, “ミネルヴァの梟ふくろう [Owl of Minerva]”, in Ｑ.Ｅ.Ｄ. 証しょう明めい終しゅう了りょう [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 1 (fiction), 9th edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 103:
      そして現 (げん)場 (ば)にあったダイヤのＫ (キング)　これはジュリアスシーザーを表 (あらわ)しているのです
      Soshite genba ni atta daiya no kingu kore wa Juriasushīzā o arawashiteiru no desu
      Therefore the king of diamonds at the crime scene represents Julius Cesar

See also
Suits in Japanese · スート (sūto) / スーツ (sūtsu) (layout · text)
ハート (hāto) ♥ ダイヤ (daiya) ♦ スペード (supēdo) ♠ クラブ (kurabu) ♣

Etymology 2

Noun

ダイヤ (rōmaji daiya)

  1. (rail transport) Clipping of ダイヤグラム (daiyaguramu, “posted schedule for a form of transportation such as a train or airplane”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English dyer.

Noun

ダイヤ (rōmaji daiya)

  1. a dyer
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