バラエティ

also: ばらえてぃー · ヴァラエティ · ヴァラエティー

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Meanings

1

General noun meaning variety or diversity; used in contexts like バラエティに富む (rich in variety).

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This shop's appeal is its wide variety of products.

2

abbreviation

Abbreviation of バラエティーショー; refers to a TV or stage variety show with comedy, music, and skits.

〈物もの〉はバラエティに富とむto be rich in variety
このレストランのメニューはバラエティに富とんでいる。
This restaurant's menu is rich in variety.
バラエティに出しゅつ演えんするto appear on a variety show
彼かれは人にん気きバラエティに出しゅつ演えんした。
He appeared on a popular variety show.

多た様よう性せい sense 1
多様性 is the formal, analytical term for diversity, while バラエティ is the everyday loanword used for variety in casual contexts.
多た彩さいN2sense 1
多彩 emphasizes colorful, vivid variety and is often used adjectivally, whereas バラエティ is a neutral noun for variety in general.

単たん調ちょうN1sense 1
単調 describes monotony or lack of variation, the opposite of バラエティ's sense of rich variety.

バラエティUsage50%
Most common katakana spelling; used for both the general 'variety' sense and the abbreviated 'variety show' sense.
バラエティーUsage47%
Variant spelling with a long vowel mark; less common but still encountered.
ヴァラエティUsage2%
search-only kana form
Search-only form using ヴァ; not a standard practical spelling.
ヴァラエティーUsage<1%
search-only kana form

Borrowed from English 'variety'.

Search-only form using ヴァ and long vowel mark; not a standard practical spelling.