ヴィンテージ

also: ビンテージ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

vintage (year, wine)

Refers specifically to the year a wine was produced or to wine of a particular year. Used as a noun.

このワインのヴィンテージは2015年ねんです。
The vintage of this wine is 2015.

2

noun-modifying (irregular)

vintage (car, jeans, etc.)

Used prenominally to describe items from a past era that are considered classic or high-quality, such as cars, clothing, or accessories.

彼かれはヴィンテージのジーンズを集あつめている。
He collects vintage jeans.

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Usage patterns

〈年とし〉のヴィンテージthe vintage of a given year (of wine)
2010年ねんのヴィンテージは特とくに評ひょう価かが高たかい。
The 2010 vintage is especially highly rated.
ヴィンテージ〈物もの〉a vintage ~ (car, jeans, watch, etc.)
彼かれはヴィンテージカーを何なん台だいも所しょ有ゆうしている。
He owns several vintage cars.

Related words

年ねん代だい物もの sense 2
年代物 is a native Japanese word for an old, valuable item, while ヴィンテージ is the borrowed English term usually applied to cars, clothing, or wine of a particular era.
アンティーク sense 2
アンティーク typically implies a much older item (often 100+ years) prized as an antique, whereas ヴィンテージ covers items from a more recent past era valued for their character.
古ふる着ぎN3
ヴィンテージ implies stylish, collectible older clothing with retro appeal, while 古着 is a neutral term for any used clothing.

Don't confuse with

中ちゅう古こN3sense 2
中古 simply means secondhand or used with no special value implied, while ヴィンテージ specifically praises an older item as classic or high-quality.

Word family

ヴィンテージイヤー
vintage year

Written forms

ヴィンテージUsage78%
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'vintage'.
ビンテージUsage22%
Alternate spelling without the 'ヴィ' digraph; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'vintage'.