エンジン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English engine.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ンジン [éꜜǹjìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

エンジン • (enjin

  1. (engineering) engine (mechanical device)
  2. (computing) engine (system)
    検索エンジン
    kensaku enjin
    search engine
    ゲームエンジン
    gēmu enjin
    game engine

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN