英数

Japanese

Kanji in this term
英	数
えい Grade: 4	すう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
英數 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably a shortening of the longer term 英数字 (eisūji, “alphanumeric character”), itself a combination of 英字 (eiji, “alphabetic character, Latin letter”, literally “English character”) and 数字 (sūji, “number, numeric character”).

Alternatively, may be a compound of 英 (ei, “English”, here, in reference to the Latin alphabet used to write English) +‎ 数 (sū, “number; numeric”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞ːsɨᵝː]

Noun

英(えい)数(すう) • (eisū) 

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

   英(えい)数(すう)は入(にゅう)力(りょく)できません。

   Eisū wa nyūryoku dekimasen.

   I cannot enter anything in alphanumerics.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 英(えい)数(すう)入(にゅう)力(りょく) (eisū nyūryoku): alphanumeric input

See also

See also

• 英(えい)数(すう)字(じ) (eisūji): alphanumeric character
• 半(はん)角(かく) (hankaku): halfwidth
• 全(ぜん)角(かく) (zenkaku): fullwidth