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two dimension
trad. (二次元) 次元
simp. #(二次元) 次元
 
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Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese ()()(げん) (nijigen, second dimension).

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二次元

  1. (世界) (ACG) the 2D world; the fictional world

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 3
げん
Grade: 2
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Alternative spelling
2次元
 
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(ni) +‎ 次元 (-jigen)

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()()(げん) (nijigen

  1. the second dimension
    二次元(にじげん)平面(へいめん)
    nijigen no heimen
    two-dimensional plane
  2. (by extension, Internet slang) the 2D (i.e. anime, manga, video games, etc.) world; the fictional world
    二次元(にじげん)(よめ)
    nijigen no yome
    2D waifu
    二次元(にじげん)(こい)したペンギン[2]
    nijigen ni koishita pengin
    the penguin who fell in love with the 2D world

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

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二次元 (ichawon) (hangeul 이차원)

  1. Hanja form? of 이차원 (two dimensions, three-dimensional).