How to say "tee" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounRefers to the tee or teeing ground in golf, the area from which the first stroke is played. A loanword used mainly in golfing contexts, though it is not especially common.
- nounAlso a golf term meaning the tee or teeing ground, the starting area of a hole. Like ティー it is a less common loanword; either may be heard on the golf course.
- nounNot the golf term at all: this common word means a tee in piping, i.e. a T-shaped pipe fitting or T-joint. It is the word you want for plumbing, not for golf.
For the golf sense of 'tee' use 「ティー」 or 「ティーグラウンド」 (both refer to the teeing ground and are less common); for the plumbing fitting use 「チーズ」, the common word for a T-joint.
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