Jack

Japanese: ジャック

〘Noun〙 (jack)① One of the picture cards in playing cards. A card higher than 10 and lower than queen. It has a picture of a young man on it, and is said to represent a courtier or soldier, as opposed to a king or queen. ※Kure no Nijuhachika (1898)〈Uchida Roan〉3 "As soon as he grasped the tile, he fired an arrow without a moment's hesitation, and the jack flew up into the ceiling"② To plug in an electrical appliance. 〔Pocket Book of Electrical Engineering (1928)〕③ ⇒jack①④ (Originally a nickname for John, the most common male name in England) A young man. By extension, a British sailor.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (jack)① トランプの絵札の一つ。一〇の上位で、クイーンの下位の札。若者の絵が描かれており、キングとクイーンに対し、廷臣または兵士などを表わすとされる。※くれの廿八日（1898）〈内田魯庵〉三「骨牌を握むや否、覘も定めず発矢と投付けると、〈略〉ジャック奴は天井に飛上り」② 電気器具のさしこみ。〔電気工学ポケットブック（1928）〕③ ⇒ジャッキ①④ (本来はイギリスの最も普遍的な男性の名前ジョンの愛称から) 若者。転じて、英国の水兵。

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