イニシャル

Japanese

Alternative forms

• イニシアル (inishiaru)

Etymology

From English initial.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) イニ​シャル [ìníꜜshàrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) イ​ニシャル [íꜜnìshàrù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [iɲ̟iɕa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

イニシャル • (inisharu) 

1. initial (first, placed at the beginning)
2. initial (first letter of a word or name); initials (the first letter of each word of one's name in romaji or a European script as a unit)

Synonyms

• 頭(かしら)文(も)字(じ) (kashiramoji)