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ネックレス Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ネックレス

also: ネックレース

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

Standard loanword for a necklace, used in everyday contexts.

彼かの女じょは誕たん生じょう日びに真しん珠じゅのネックレスをもらった。
She received a pearl necklace for her birthday.

Usage patterns

ネックレスをつけるto put on/wear a necklace
彼かの女じょは真しん珠じゅのネックレスをつけていた。
She was wearing a pearl necklace.
ネックレスを外はずすto take off a necklace
寝ねる前まえにネックレスを外はずした。
I took off my necklace before going to bed.
〈人ひと〉にネックレスをプレゼントするto give someone a necklace as a present
誕たん生じょう日びに彼かれにネックレスをプレゼントした。
I gave him a necklace for his birthday.

Related words

首くび飾かざりN1
首飾り is the native Japanese word for a necklace, more literary or old-fashioned compared to the common loanword ネックレス.
ペンダントN3
ネックレス refers to the whole chain-and-ornament piece worn around the neck, while ペンダント is specifically the hanging ornament that dangles from a chain or cord.
首くび輪わN1
ネックレス is the general word for any necklace, while 首輪 specifically evokes a close-fitting collar or choker style.

Don't confuse with

ペンダントN3
ペンダント refers to the hanging ornament or the piece itself, while ネックレス refers to the whole chain/cord worn around the neck.
チョーカー
チョーカー is a short, close-fitting necklace, whereas ネックレス covers necklaces of any length.

Counted with

本ほんN5
Used for long, string-like items such as necklaces; in everyday speech, 本 is the natural counter.

Word family

パールネックレス
pearl necklace
ロングネックレス
long necklace

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'necklace'.