Kobeとは意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Kōbe

発音

• (英国用法) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊˌbiː/, /ˈkəʊˌbeɪ/
• (米国用法) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊˌbi/, /ˈkoʊˌbeɪ/
• Rhymes: -əʊbi

固有名詞

Kobe

1. The capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
2. A male given name

派生語

• Kobe beef

語源 2

After NBA player Kobe Bryant, emulating an earlier use of the name of Michael Jordan. Popularized by Dave Chappelle in a 2004 sketch. Kobe Bryant's parent named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu.

間投詞

Kobe

1. (slang, US) Exclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy.
   • 2012 January 18, The Black Sheep‎^[1], volume 6, number 2, Michigan State University, page 7:

     (throws aforementioned paper cup at Russell Byrd– hits Byrd in the head) KOBE!
     […]
     Derrick Nix: Are you serious? You threw a crumpled paper cup at his head, hit him, and then yelled “Kobe!”

   • 2016 April 20, The Signal‎^[2], volume XLIV, number 2, The College of New Jersey, page 27:

     Miguel: When you write a bad draft of your Signal article, there’s only one thing to do to it — smash it up into a ball, throw it to the nearest recycle bin and scream “KOBE!”

   • 2019 March 22, OC Weekly‎^[3], volume 24, number 30, Orange County, California: Duncan McIntosh Company, page 20:

     As I spend 10 minutes debating what to order, a kid nearby entertains himself by squirting free edamame beans across the restaurant. I try the same, saying “Kobe!” as I shoot one in my mouth at arm’s length on the first try.

関連する語

• Jordan

アナグラム

• boke