センチ

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See also: せんち
U+3322, ㌢
SQUARE SENTI

[U+3321]
CJK Compatibility
[U+3323]

Japanese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French centi-,[1][2] possibly via English centi-.[4]

Prefix[edit]

センチ (senchi-

  1. centi-

Noun[edit]

センチ (senchi

  1. Clipping of センチメートル (senchimētoru).: centimeter

Etymology 2[edit]

Clipping of センチメンタル (senchimentaru), in turn borrowed from English sentimental.[1][2][4][3][5]

Adjective[edit]

センチ (senchi-na (adnominal センチ (senchi na na), adverbial センチ (senchi ni ni))

  1. Clipping of センチメンタル (senchimentaru).: sentimental
Usage notes[edit]

The longer form センチメンタル (senchimentaru) appears to be more common.

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN