蟹行文字

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かい
Jinmeiyō
こう
Grade: 2
もん
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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From 蟹行 (walking sideways) +‎ 文字 (character, writing)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) いこーもんじ [kàíkóómóꜜǹjì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠iko̞ːmõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

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(かい)(こう)(もん)() (kaikōmonji

  1. (historical, typography) character set written horizontally, especially Roman alphabet

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN