also: クォータ · クオーター · クオータ
noun
General term for one-fourth of something, used in contexts like time, sports, and measurements.
試合は第1クォーターで大きくリードした。
The team took a big lead in the first quarter of the game.
このレシピでは牛乳を1クォーター使います。
This recipe uses a quarter of milk.
noun
person with one non-Japanese grandparent
Used to describe someone who has one grandparent of non-Japanese ancestry. Often contrasted with ハーフ (person with one non-Japanese parent).
See also: ハーフ
彼女はクォーターで、祖母がアメリカ人です。
She is a quarter, with an American grandmother.
クォーターの子供は、見た目が日本人とあまり変わらないことも多い。
Quarter children often don't look very different from Japanese people.
Variant spelling without the long vowel marker; less common but still seen.
ハーフ refers to a person with one non-Japanese parent (half), while クォーター refers to someone with one non-Japanese grandparent (quarter).
Borrowed from English 'quarter'. The variant spellings reflect different adaptations of the English vowel and final consonant into Japanese katakana.