パー

See also: バー

Japanese

Pronunciation

Noun

パー or ぱあ • (pā) 

  1. (rock paper scissors) paper
    Coordinate terms: グー, パー, チョキ
  2. (by extension) open hand with fingers splayed
  3. (by extension) coming to nothing; the state of having lost everything

Etymology 2

Shortened from パーセント. Compare Taiwanese Mandarin % (pā).

Noun

パー • (pā) 

  1. (colloquial) Short for パーセント (pāsento, “percent”).

Etymology 3

From English par.

Noun

パー • (pā) 

  1. (golf) par
    • 2014, Kawakami Ken'ichi, Raibaru [Rivals]‎:
      ティーショットは安(あん)定(てい)していないからパーオンに四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)だし、やっとパーやボギーを拾(ひろ)っているという気(き)分(ぶん)が心(こころ)に満(み)ちていてスコアが悪(わる)いとばかり思(おも)っていたのだ。
      Tī shotto wa antei shiteinai kara pāon ni shikuhakku da shi, yatto pā ya bogī o hirotteiru to iu kibun ga kokoro ni michiteite sukoa ga warui to bakari omotteita no da.
      I worried that my tee shots were inconsistent so I struggled to get on the green in regulation and felt like I was just making par or bogey, so I was always thinking my score was bad.
Derived terms
  • パーオン (pāon, “on the green in regulation”, literally “par on”)
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