See also: 彈幕 and 弹幕

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だん
Grade: S
まく
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
彈幕 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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The third sense developed as a comparison between the bullet fire of "bullet hell" video games and the presentation of comments on Niconico Video.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(だん)(まく) (danmaku

  1. barrage (heavy curtain of artillery fire)
  2. (neologism) danmaku (type of heavy bullet fire featured in bullet hell video games)
  3. (neologism, Niconico Video) heavy barrage of scrolling comments on a video

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN