Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えい
Grade: 4
すう
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
英數字 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Blend of 英字 (eiji, English character, alphabetic character) +‎ 数字 (sūji, number, numeric character).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(えい)(すう)() (eisūji

  1. (computing, input devices) alphanumeric characters, alphanumerics (as opposed to kana or kanji)

Derived terms

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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
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN