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キーパー (kiipaa) Japanese meaning: goalkeeper | Kotomora

キーパー

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Meanings

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goalkeeper; keeper; goalie

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Sports usage, especially in soccer and similar games; an abbreviation of ゴールキーパー rather than a general word for any kind of keeper.

See also: ゴールキーパー

キーパーがPKを止とめた。

The goalkeeper stopped the penalty kick.

彼かれは高こう校こうのサッカー部ぶでキーパーをしている。

He plays goalkeeper for his high school soccer club.

Usage patterns

キーパーが〈物もの〉を止とめるthe goalkeeper stops (a shot/ball)
キーパーがシュートを止とめた。
The goalkeeper stopped the shot.
キーパーを務つとめるto serve as the goalkeeper
彼かれは今こんシーズン、チームのキーパーを務つとめている。
He's serving as the team's goalkeeper this season.

Related words

ゴールキーパー
ゴールキーパー is the full, formal term for the position, while キーパー is the common shortened form used in everyday sports talk.
ゴーリー
ゴーリー is another katakana term for a goalkeeper, sometimes used in ice hockey or informal contexts, while キーパー is more directly tied to soccer's ゴールキーパー.

Don't confuse with

ハウスキーパー
ハウスキーパー means a housekeeper, while キーパー as a sports term refers only to a goalkeeper, despite both sharing the borrowed English word 'keeper'.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Word family· 8

ゴールキーパー
goalkeeper
ハウスキーパー
housekeeper
インキーパー
innkeeper
ゲートキーパー
gatekeeper (suicide prevention) · gatekeeper (media, networking)
タイムキーパー

Etymology

No borrowing history is specified. Here it is treated as a katakana sports term and abbreviation of ゴールキーパー.

timekeeper

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キーパーチャージ
charging the goalkeeper
ハンドルキーパー
designated driver
グラウンドキーパー
groundskeeper; groundsman