バッジbajji

JLPT N1approx.Common
バッチbatchi
Definitions
  1. nounbadge
    男子だんし生徒せいとのめいめいが帽子ぼうしに学校がっこうのバッジをつけています。↗
    Each boy student has a school badge on his cap.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym記章きしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Insignia of status or office, or commemorative badges, e.g. a Diet member's badge; 「バッジ」 is the everyday word, also for small pin-type badges.
  • RelatedエンブレムNeutralNeutral loanword for a symbolic emblem or crest, e.g. a car badge or a school emblem design; 「バッジ」 is a badge worn on the body.

A badge you pin on is 「バッジ」 in everyday speech; use 「記章」 for formal insignia of status or office, and 「エンブレム」 for car badges or group emblem designs.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 徽章きしょう。
  2. 勲章くんしょう。
English equivalents

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