Japanese word

ペア

Pronunciation

Romajipea

Meaning

  • nounpair

Example

この靴下はペアで売っています。ko no kutsu shita wa pe a de u tte i ma su

These socks are sold as a pair.

Illustration for ペア (pair)

More examples

授業では、隣の人とペアになって会話を練習します。ju gyō de wa tonari no hito to pe a ni na tte kai wa o ren shū shi ma su

In class, I practice conversation with the person next to me in pairs.

Core concept

Expresses a set of two matching or related things and shares its English pronunciation with the word for a pear.

Common phrases

  • ペアを組むpe a o ku mu

    form a pair

  • ペアになるpe a ni na ru

    become a pair

  • ペアの靴下pe a no kutsu shita

    pair of socks

Similar words

一対ichitai: A formal term for two matching things considered together as one set.

Definition in Japanese

関係のある二人または二つの物を組み合わせた一組、または英語で梨を指す語。kan kei no a ru futa ri ma ta wa futa tsu no mono o ku mi a wa se ta hito kumi ma ta wa ei go de nashi o sa su go

Word origin

ペア (pea, "pair") comes from English pair, borrowed through Old French paire from Latin par, meaning "equal"; the English word pear has the same pronunciation but a different origin.

Usage tips

  • English uses pair in phrases such as a pair of scissors, where one object has two joined parts.

Other meanings

  • pearnoun

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