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Etymology

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Calque of German Braunsche Röhre, named after Karl Ferdinand Braun, creator of the cathode-ray tube.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ラウンかん [bùráúńkáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ɾa̠ɯ̟̃ŋkã̠ɴ]

Noun

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ブラウン(かん) (Buraun-kan

  1. (electronics) cathode ray tube

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN