No. 4,053 in Japanese
パンク
"パンク" (panku) means "puncture" or "flat tire."
In a sentence
タイヤがパンクしてしまいました。
The tire got punctured.
In this context, 'パンク' refers to a puncture, typically that of a tire.
彼はパンク音楽が大好きです。
He loves punk music.
Here, 'パンク' represents a genre of music—punk.
昨夜のパーティーで、会場がパンク寸前でした。
At last night's party, the venue was on the verge of being overcrowded.
In this sentence, 'パンク' metaphorically means the state of being overwhelmed or overcrowded, deriving from its relation to pressure and bursting.
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