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横文字

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
よこ
Grade: 3
もん > も
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
橫文字 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(よこ) (yoko, sideways) + 文字(もじ) (moji, character; letter)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(よこ)()() (yokomoji

  1. horizontal script, especially the Latin alphabet
  2. Western language, especially English, German or French
  3. loanword from a Western language
    Synonym: カタカナ語 (katakana-go)

References

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  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN