Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1
がん
Grade: 5
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Etymology

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From 一眼(いちがん) (ichigan, single-lens, literally one eye) + レフ, shortened from レフレックスカメラ (refurekkusu kamera), from English reflex camera.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) がんレ [ìchígáń réꜜfù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [it͡ɕi̥ɡa̠n̺ ɾe̞ɸɯ̟]

Noun

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(いち)(がん)レフ (ichigan refu

  1. SLR; single-lens reflex camera

Synonyms

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  • 一眼(いちがん)レフカメラ (ichigan refu kamera)