イェーガー
yēgā
イェーガー (yēgā) is the Japanese way to say 'jaeger', referring to the giant humanoid robots from the Pacific Rim movie franchise.
This term is used specifically to refer to the giant humanoid robots featured in the Pacific Rim film series.
How do you pronounce it?
yēgā
Did you know?
- The spelling イェ in イェーガー is a relatively modern addition to Japanese, created to better represent foreign sounds like the 'ye' in 'jaeger'.
- The word イェーガー is occasionally confused by Japanese speakers with the energy drink 'Jagermeister', which also begins with the German word for 'hunter'.
- While イェーガー is a loanword in the film, the original word is German for 'hunter'. In Japanese, the native word for 'hunter' is 猟師, which is ryōshi.
Examples in context
- 映画に出てくるイェーガーはかっこいい。Eiga ni detekuru yēgā wa kakkoii.The jaeger in the movie is cool.
- あのイェーガーのデザインが気に入った。Ano yēgā no dezain ga kiniitta.I like the design of that jaeger.
- イェーガーの戦いを見てみたい。Yēgā no tatakai o mite mitai.I want to see a jaeger fight.
Example conversation
Hiyori and Ren are talking about a movie they just watched.
- 陽葵 Himariパシフィック・リムのイェーガー、かっこよかったね！Pasifikku Rimu no yēgā, kakkoyokatta ne!The jaegers in Pacific Rim were so cool!
- 蓮 Renうん、特にジプシー・デンジャーが最高だった。Un, toku ni Jipushī Dengā ga saikō datta.Yeah, Gipsy Danger was the best especially.
- 陽葵 Himari蓮ならどのイェーガーに乗りたい？Ren nara dono yēgā ni noritai?Ren, which jaeger would you want to ride?
- 蓮 Ren僕は一番速いイェーガーがいいな。Boku wa ichiban hayai yēgā ga ii na.I want the fastest jaeger.
