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 クール on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English cool.

Adjective

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クール (kūru-na (adnominal クール (kūru na), adverbial クール (kūru ni))

  1. cool (having a slightly low temperature)
  2. cool (not showing emotion, calm)
  3. cool (colloquial: being considered as "popular" by others)
    • 2005 August 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “(だい)(ろく)(じゅう)()(くん) (がい)(けん)だけで(ひと)(はん)(だん)しちゃダメ [Lesson 65: Don’t Judge People by Their Look]”, in [銀](ぎん)[魂](たま) [Silver Soul], volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      (ひじ)(かた)はんって ()(まい)()やしクールやし
      Hijikata-han tte nimaime yashi kūru yashi
      Hijikata, yer so cool and handsome!
      さぞモテはるんでしょ?
      Sazo moteharun desho?
      Bet yer very popular with the ladies! Ain’tcha?
  4. cool (colloquial: in fashion)
Inflection
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Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French cours.

Noun

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クール (kūru

  1. a 13-week unit of television broadcasting
Descendants
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  • English: cours, cour