電子メール in Japanese

IPA: [dẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi me̞ːɾɯ̟] Forms: 電子メール [canonical] (ruby: 電(でん), 子(し)), denshi mēru [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: 電子 (denshi, “electronic”) + メール (mēru, “mail”), calque of English electronic mail. Etymology templates: {{af|ja|電子|メール|t1=electronic|t2=mail|tr1=denshi|tr2=mēru}} 電子 (denshi, “electronic”) + メール (mēru, “mail”), {{cal|ja|en|electronic mail|nocap=1}} calque of English electronic mail Head templates: {{ja-noun|でんしメール}} 電(でん)子(し)メール • (denshi mēru)

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"電子メール" meaning in Japanese

Noun