マーカーmaakaa
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Definitions
- nounmarker (pen)
- nounmarker (object)
- noun, sportsscorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym標識ひょうしきWrittenWritten/formal term for installed signs such as traffic signs and road signs. 「マーカー」 can mean a marker object, but usually means a highlighter.
- RelatedマークNeutralA loanword for a mark or sign; it also means guarding an opponent in sports. 「マーカー」 is the pen you mark with or a marker object, not the mark itself.
- RelatedしるしNeutralRefers to the mark or sign itself, with a wide range of uses. 「マーカー」 is the pen or object used to make a mark, not the mark.
- Related目印めじるしNeutralA mark or landmark that makes something easy to find, as in 「目印をつける」. 「マーカー」 usually means the marking tool or a marker object.
- Related符号ふごうWrittenWritten/formal term for systematic symbols or codes, as in 「正負の符号」; 「マーカー」 does not cover such symbol systems.
- Related標ひょうWrittenAlso written 「証」, it means a proof or token of feeling, as in 「感謝のしるし」; 「マーカー」 has no such sense.
Use 「マーカー」 for highlighters, marker pens, or marker objects. For marks and signs use 「印」 or 「マーク」, for landmarks 「目印」, for traffic signs 「標識」, and for coded symbols 「符号」.
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