弾幕
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 弾 | 幕 |
| だん Grade: S |
まく Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 彈幕 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
The third sense developed as a comparison between the bullet fire of "bullet hell" video games and the presentation of comments on Niconico Video.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) だんまく [dàńmákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) だんまく [dáꜜǹmàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [dã̠mːa̠kɯ̟]
Noun
弾幕 • (danmaku)
- barrage (heavy curtain of artillery fire)
- (neologism) danmaku (type of heavy bullet fire featured in bullet hell video games)
- (neologism, Niconico Video) heavy barrage of scrolling comments on a video