ピンタレスト
pintarestu
ピンタレスト (pintarestu) is the Japanese word for Pinterest.
ピンタレスト refers to the social media platform used for saving and discovering images and ideas. Related terms used within the platform's ecosystem include ピン for a single Pin and ボード for a Board.
How do you pronounce it?
pintarestu
Did you know?
- The Japanese word for a Pin, ピン, is a homophone for a word meaning 'alone'. This is why a solo comedian is called a ピン芸人, or a 'pin comedian'.
- While 'Pinterest' is written in Katakana as ピンタレスト, Japanese users often refer to the act of pinning things as 'pin-suru' (to pin), treating the English noun as a Japanese verb.
- While ピンタレスト is a brand name, the action of pinning is often described as ピン留めする. This phrase is used generally in Japanese to describe securing any physical object in place with a pin.
Examples in context
- ピンタレストでレシピを探しています。Pintaresuto de reshipi o sagashite imasu.I am looking for recipes on Pinterest.
- ピンタレストはインテリアの参考になります。Pintaresuto wa interia no sankou ni narimasu.Pinterest is helpful for interior design ideas.
- ピンタレストに可愛い画像を集めました。Pintaresuto ni kawaii gazou o atsumemashita.I collected some cute images on Pinterest.
Example conversation
Hiyori and Yota are discussing interior design for a room.
- 陽葵 Himari部屋の飾り付け、どうしようか？Heya no kazaritsuke, doushiyou ka?What should we do about the room decorations?
- 陽太 Yotaピンタレストでいいアイデアがあるよ。Pintaresuto de ii aidea ga aru yo.There are some good ideas on Pinterest.
- 陽葵 Himari本当？見せてほしいな。Hontou? Misete hoshii na.Really? I'd like to see them.
- 陽太 Yotaいいよ。このボードを見て。Ii yo. Kono bōdo o mite.Sure. Look at this board.
