ペンダント
ぺんだんと
noun
pendant (necklace ornament)
1.
pendant (a hanging ornament worn on a necklace chain)
An ornamental piece — often a stone, locket, or charm — that hangs from a necklace chain or cord. Also used for similar hanging ornaments such as pendant lights.
誕生日にペンダントをもらった。
I got a pendant for my birthday.
首に細いペンダントをかけている。
She is wearing a delicate pendant around her neck.
真珠のペンダントは、結婚記念日に夫からの贈り物だった。
The pearl pendant was a gift from my husband for our wedding anniversary.
亡くなった祖母の形見のペンダントを、今でも大切に身につけている。
I still wear the pendant left by my late grandmother as a treasured keepsake.
ペンダント is a loanword from English "pendant," referring to a hanging ornament worn on a necklace, or by extension to other hanging fixtures such as pendant lights.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ペンダントをかける: to wear a pendant (around one's neck)
- ペンダントを贈る: to give a pendant as a gift
- ペンダントトップ: the pendant piece itself (the part that hangs from the chain — a wasei-eigo term)
- ペンダントライト: pendant light (a hanging ceiling light)
- ペンダントチェーン: pendant chain
SCOPE NOTES:
- In casual Japanese conversation, ペンダント and ネックレス (necklace) overlap heavily. Strictly speaking, ペンダント emphasizes the hanging ornament, while ネックレス is the chain/necklace as a whole — but many speakers use them interchangeably.
- ペンダントトップ is a wasei-eigo term referring specifically to the hanging charm/piece (English usually just uses "pendant" for this).
RELATED TERMS:
- ネックレス: necklace
- ロケット: locket (a small case-style pendant — wasei usage)
- チェーン: chain (the necklace cord)
- アクセサリー: accessory (the broader category)
- ペンダントライト: pendant light (a different sense — for hanging lamp fixtures)
Related Words
Related:
ネックレス (necklace)