フラット
Meanings
Describes surfaces, shapes, or abstract things that are flat, even, or without variation. Used as a な-adjective.
This road is flat and easy to run on.
The fee is flat, so it's unlimited use.
Used after a time expression to mean 'exactly' or 'in just', as in '10 seconds flat'. Noun usage.
He ran 100 meters in 10 seconds flat.
Musical term for a note lowered by a semitone. Compare with シャープ (sharp).
See also: シャープ
This piece has many flats and is difficult.
Loanword for an apartment or flat, especially in a Western context. Less common than アパート or マンション in everyday Japanese.
Renting a flat in London is expensive.
Usage patterns
- フラットな〈物〉a flat/level ~
I rode my bicycle along a flat road.
- 〈数〉秒フラットin exactly ... seconds
He ran 100 meters in exactly 10 seconds flat.
- 〈音〉がフラットになるfor a note to go flat (musically)
As the notes got higher, the pitch went flat.
- フラットに住むto live in a flat/apartment
She lives in a flat in London.
- 〈物〉をフラットにするto make something flat/level
I laid the reclining seat completely flat.