also: クォータ · クオーター · クオータ
General term for one-fourth of something, used in contexts like time, sports, and measurements.
試合は第1クォーターで大きくリードした。
The team took a big lead in the first quarter of the game.
They came from behind in the second quarter.
このレシピでは牛乳を1クォーター使います。
This recipe uses a quarter of milk.
person with one non-Japanese grandparent
Used to describe someone who has one grandparent of non-Japanese ancestry. Often contrasted with ハーフ (person with one non-Japanese parent).
See also: ハーフ
彼女はクォーターで、祖母がアメリカ人です。
She is a quarter, with an American grandmother.
クォーターの子供は、見た目が日本人とあまり変わらないことも多い。
Quarter children often don't look very different from Japanese people.
彼女は父方の祖父がイギリス人で、クォーターだ。
Her paternal grandfather is British, so she's a quarter.
ハーフ describes someone with one non-Japanese parent, whereas クォーター describes someone with only one non-Japanese grandparent.
quarterback
quarter pipe
isometric view; three-quarter view
three-quarter pitch (baseball) · three-quarter back (rugby)
headquarters
quarterfinal
Most common katakana spelling for 'quarter'.
Alternate spelling using オ instead of ォ; less common.
Rare variant combining オ and no long vowel marker.
Variant spelling without the long vowel marker; less common but still seen.
Borrowed from English 'quarter'. The variant spellings reflect different adaptations of the English vowel and final consonant into Japanese katakana.