英数字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
英 数 字
えい
Grade: 4 		すう
Grade: 2 		じ
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
英數字 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Blend of 英字 (eiji, “English character, alphabetic character”) +‎ 数字 (sūji, “number, numeric character”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) えーすうじ [èésúꜜùjì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [e̞ːsɨːʑi]

Noun

英(えい)数(すう)字(じ) • (eisūji) 

  1. (computing, input devices) alphanumeric characters, alphanumerics (as opposed to kana or kanji)

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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