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ファミコン

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Syllabic abbreviation of ファミリーコンピューター (famikonpyūtā), a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from family +‎ computer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ファミコン (famikon

  1. A Nintendo (Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo)

Descendants

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  • English: Famicom

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN