"英字" meaning in Japanese

See 英字 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [e̞ːʑi] Forms: 英字 [canonical] (ruby: (えい), ()), eiji [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 英 (ei, “English”) + 字 (ji, “character, letter”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|英|字|sort=えいじ|t1=English|t2=character, letter|tr1=ei|tr2=ji}} 英 (ei, “English”) + 字 (ji, “character, letter”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|えいじ}} 英(えい)字(じ) • (eiji)
  1. the English alphabet
    Sense id: en-英字-ja-noun-X~47nrWz Categories (other): English Disambiguation of English: 40 29 31
  2. a letter of the English alphabet
    Sense id: en-英字-ja-noun-GV8HnGBj
  3. (by extension) something written in the English language Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-英字-ja-noun-riAym-Zi Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 86 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 13 69 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 16 12 71 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 19 14 67 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 12 71 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 16 12 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 7 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 7 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 欧文 (ōbun) (ruby: 欧文(おうぶん)), 英数字 (eisūji) (ruby: (えい), (すう), ()) (english: alphanumeric character), 半角: halfwidth (hankaku) (ruby: (はん), (かく)), 全角: fullwidth (zenkaku) (ruby: (ぜん), (かく)) Coordinate_terms: 邦字 (hōji) (ruby: 邦字(ほうじ))
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "hōji",
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      ],
      "word": "邦字"
    }
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        "3": "字",
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        "tr1": "ei",
        "tr2": "ji"
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      "expansion": "英 (ei, “English”) + 字 (ji, “character, letter”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 英 (ei, “English”) + 字 (ji, “character, letter”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "英字",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "英",
          "えい"
        ],
        [
          "字",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "えいじ"
      },
      "expansion": "英(えい)字(じ) • (eiji)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "ōbun",
      "ruby": [
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          "欧文",
          "おうぶん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "欧文"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "alphanumeric character",
      "roman": "eisūji",
      "ruby": [
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          "英",
          "えい"
        ],
        [
          "数",
          "すう"
        ],
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          "字",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "英数字"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "hankaku",
      "ruby": [
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          "半",
          "はん"
        ],
        [
          "角",
          "かく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "半角: halfwidth"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "zenkaku",
      "ruby": [
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          "全",
          "ぜん"
        ],
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          "角",
          "かく"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        }
      ],
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        "the English alphabet"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "alphabet"
        ]
      ]
    },
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              4
            ]
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              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "Please enter using English letters (as opposed to kana or kanji).",
          "roman": "Eiji de nyūryoku kudasai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "英",
              "えい"
            ],
            [
              "字",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "入",
              "にゅう"
            ],
            [
              "力",
              "りょく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "英字で入力ください。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a letter of the English alphabet"
      ],
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          "letter"
        ]
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    },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "18 13 69",
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          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "16 12 71",
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          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "19 14 67",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "16 12 71",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 7 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "english": "English-language documents",
          "roman": "eiji shorui",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "英",
              "えい"
            ],
            [
              "字",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "書",
              "しょ"
            ],
            [
              "類",
              "るい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "英字書類",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "something written in the English language"
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        "(by extension) something written in the English language"
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "other": "えーじ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[e̞ːʑi]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin",
    "Daijisen",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "英字"
}
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    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
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  "etymology_text": "Compound of 英 (ei, “English”) + 字 (ji, “character, letter”).",
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          "英",
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        ],
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          "じ"
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      "tags": [
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  "related": [
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      "roman": "ōbun",
      "ruby": [
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          "欧文",
          "おうぶん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "欧文"
    },
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        ],
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          "字",
          "じ"
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      ],
      "word": "英数字"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hankaku",
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          "半",
          "はん"
        ],
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          "かく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "半角: halfwidth"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zenkaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "全",
          "ぜん"
        ],
        [
          "角",
          "かく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "全角: fullwidth"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      ],
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          "alphabet"
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    {
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          ],
          "english": "Please enter using English letters (as opposed to kana or kanji).",
          "roman": "Eiji de nyūryoku kudasai.",
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              "英",
              "えい"
            ],
            [
              "字",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "入",
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            ],
            [
              "力",
              "りょく"
            ]
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          "english": "English-language documents",
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            ],
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              "字",
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              "書",
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            ]
          ],
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        }
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    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[e̞ːʑi]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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    "Daijisen",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "英字"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 英字 meaning in Japanese (2.9kB)

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