英字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
英 字
えい
Grade: 4		 じ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 英 (ei, “English”) +‎ 字 (ji, “character, letter”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

英字 (hiragana えいじ, rōmaji eiji)

  1. the English alphabet
  2. a letter of the English alphabet
    英 (えい)字 (じ)で入 (にゅう)力 (りょく)ください。
    Eiji de nyūryoku kudasai.
    Please enter using English letters (as opposed to kana or kanji).
  3. (by extension) something written in the English language
    英 (えい)字 (じ)書 (しょ)類 (るい)
    eiji shorui
    English-language documents

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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