Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: S
こう
Grade: 2
kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spelling
螢光ペン (kyūjitai)
 蛍光ペン on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

From (けい)(こう) (keikō, fluorescence) + ペン (pen, pen). Compare Korean 형광펜 (hyeonggwangpen).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(けい)(こう)ペン (keikō pen

  1. a highlighter (pen for highlighting)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN