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ダイヤ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ダイヤ

also: ダイア

ダ

イ

ヤ

Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

abbreviation

Abbreviation of ダイヤモンド. Used in casual contexts, product names, and compounds.

See also: ダイヤモンド

この指ゆび輪わには小ちい

さな

ダイヤ

が

つい

て

いる

。

This ring has a small diamond on it.

ダイヤのネックレスを買かってもらった。

I was given a diamond necklace.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉にダイヤをはめるto set a diamond into something (e.g. a ring)
指ゆび輪わに小ちいさなダイヤをはめてもらった。
I had a small diamond set into the ring.
ダイヤが光ひかるfor a diamond to sparkle/shine
彼かの女じょのネックレスのダイヤが光ひかっていた。
The diamond on her necklace was sparkling.

Expressions

ダイヤの乱みだれpublic transport disruption; schedule disruption
ダイヤの指ゆび輪わdiamond ring

Related words

ダイヤモンドN2
ダイヤ is a casual abbreviation used in everyday speech and product names, while ダイヤモンド is the full, more formal term for the gemstone.

Counted with

個こN5
Used for diamonds (ダイヤ) as gemstones.

Word family

ダイヤ柄がら
diamond pattern; diamond-patterned
黒くろダイヤ
black diamond

Written forms

ダイヤUsage93%
Standard katakana spelling for the abbreviation of ダイヤモンド.
ダイアUsage7%
Less common variant spelling; ダイヤ is overwhelmingly preferred.

Etymology

Abbreviation of ダイヤモンド, from English 'diamond'.