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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えい
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (ei, English) +‎ (ji, character, letter).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(えい)() (eiji

  1. the English alphabet
  2. a letter of the English alphabet
    (えい)()(にゅう)(りょく)ください。
    Eiji de nyūryoku kudasai.
    Please enter using English letters (as opposed to kana or kanji).
  3. (by extension) something written in the English language
    (えい)()(しょ)(るい)
    eiji shorui
    English-language documents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN