ドット

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English dot.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ドット [dóꜜttò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [do̞t̚to̞]

Noun

ドット • (dotto) 

1. (computing) pixel

   Synonym: (more formal?) ピクセル (pikuseru, “pixel”)

   ドット絵(え) ― dotto-e ― pixel art

   ドットフォント ― dotto fonto ― pixel font

   ドットを打(う)つ ― dotto o utsu ― to put a pixel on the canvas

2. (physics) Ellipsis of 量子ドット (ryōshi dotto, “quantum dot”).
3. (computing, uncommon) dot (character)

   Synonym: ピリオド (piriodo, “period”)

See also

• 点(てん) (ten, “dot”)
• 点々(てんてん) (tenten, “dots”)