"光速" meaning in Japanese

See 光速 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ko̞ːso̞kɯ̟] Forms: 光速 [canonical] (ruby: (こう), (そく)), kōsoku [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|こうそく}} 光(こう)速(そく) • (kōsoku)
  1. the speed of light
    Sense id: en-光速-ja-noun-FyeCPThQ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 37 37 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 37 37 14 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 74 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 69 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 69 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 60 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 53 47
  2. (figurative) A very rapid speed Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-光速-ja-noun-3EwLNHJY Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 37 37 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 37 37 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 53 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 53 47
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          "光",
          "こう"
        ],
        [
          "速",
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        ]
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        "the speed of light"
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        "A very rapid speed"
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        "(figurative) A very rapid speed"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "こーそく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ːso̞kɯ̟]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "高速"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Japanese nouns",
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    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 光 read as こう",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 速 read as そく",
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    "Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
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        "the speed of light"
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    },
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      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "こーそく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ːso̞kɯ̟]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "高速"
    }
  ],
  "word": "光速"
}

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