電脳
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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電 | 脳 |
でん Grade: 2 |
のう Grade: 6 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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電腦 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms edit
- 電子頭脳 (denshi zunō)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Chinese 電腦/电脑 (diànnǎo, literally “electronic brain”).[1][2][3]
Uncommon, and not included in all dictionaries.[4] Sometimes described as a shortening of 電子頭脳 (denshi zunō).[5]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Usage notes edit
- In popular culture, it is often used for stylistic or artistic effect, as a Sinitic two-kanji equivalent to コンピューター (konpyūtā). It is still a "Chinese language (中国語)"[1][2][3] exoticism.
- For example, this list of pages on the Japanese Wikipedia that begin with 電脳.
- It is also used in scholarly circles for brevity,[2] similarly due to its nature as a Sinitic two-kanji equivalent to コンピューター (konpyūtā). It is usually found as the first part in a Sinitic compound rather than alone.[1]
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “電脳”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “電脳”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN