mojibake

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Japanese 文字化け (もじばけ, mojibake), from 文字 (もじ, moji) "character" + 化け (ばけ, bake) "change", thus "changed characters".

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /modʑibake/, SAMPA: /modz\ibake/
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Particularly: “is this the Japanese pronunciation? Where are the syllable breaks? I'd guess an Anglicised pronunciation would be something like /ˈmɒdʒ.iː.bæk.eɪ/ ?”

[edit] Noun

mojibake (uncountable)

  1. corrupt characters or letters, especially from display or transfer through an inappropriate character set, e.g., •¶Žš‰»‚¯, which is a corruption of 文字化け.

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