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{{also|咖啡}}
==Japanese==
==Japanese==
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{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=juku|ateji=y|コーヒー2}}


===Noun===
===Glyph origin===
{{ja-ateji|c2=y|sort=こおひい}} {{coinage|ja|Udagawa Yōan|alt={{smallcaps|Udagawa}} Yōan|nat=Japanese|occ=scientist|nocap=1}} in the first half of the 1800s,<ref>'''1957''', {{w|Gihachiro Okuyama}}, 「かうひい異名熟字一覧(木版画)」 (''Kōhī Imei Jukuji Ichiran (Mokuhan-ga)'', "List of Synonymous Idioms for Coffee (woodblock print)"), 『珈琲遍歴』 (''Kōhī Henreki'', "Coffee Pilgrimage"), in {{w|Japanese language|Japanese}}, Shikisha Co., Ltd.</ref> likely influenced by the similar Chinese spelling {{m|zh|咖啡}}.
{{ja-noun|kk|kata=コーヒー|rom=kōhī|hidx=こおひい}}


===Definitions===
# (''beverage'') [[coffee]]
{{ja-see|コーヒー}}


====Usage notes====
===References===
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コーヒー is much more common generally, but 珈琲 is found relatively frequently on the sign for restaurants and on some menus.

[[Category:ja:Beverages|こおひい]]

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Latest revision as of 08:07, 29 June 2024

See also: 咖啡

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
コーヒー
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
Hyōgai
(ateji)
jukujikun

Glyph origin

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Ateji (当て字) coined by Japanese scientist Udagawa Yōan in the first half of the 1800s,[1] likely influenced by the similar Chinese spelling 咖啡 (kāfēi).

Definitions

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For pronunciation and definitions of 珈琲 – see the following entry.
コーヒー
[noun] coffee
(This term, 珈琲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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  1. ^ 1957, Gihachiro Okuyama, 「かうひい異名熟字一覧(木版画)」 (Kōhī Imei Jukuji Ichiran (Mokuhan-ga), "List of Synonymous Idioms for Coffee (woodblock print)"), 『珈琲遍歴』 (Kōhī Henreki, "Coffee Pilgrimage"), in Japanese, Shikisha Co., Ltd.