ふせじ
Japanese edit
Alternative spellings |
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伏せ字 伏字 |
Etymology edit
From 伏せ (fuse, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 伏せる (fuseru).”) + 字 (ji).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- censorship of text by obscuring parts of it, using symbols like (in Japanese practice) ○ (○) or (in Western practice) *