にんにん

にんにん (canonical)
ニンニン (canonical)
ninnin (romanization)

(The following entry does not have a page created for it yet: 人々.)

ja-see

(fiction) Onomatopoeia for the actions and movement of a ninja.


ノンクレジット

[nõ̞ŋkɯ̟ɾe̞ʑit̚to̞]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from non- + credit

pseudo-loan

(film, television) A creditless title sequence.

(film, television) An uncredited role (e.g. of an actor).


サブコントロールルーム

ja-noun

サブ-コントロール ルーム

[sa̠bɯ̟kõ̞nto̞ɾo̞ːɾɯ̟ ɾɯ̟ːmɯ̟]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from sub- + control + room.


ラーマーヤナ

ja-pos

ラーマーヤナ • (Rāmāyana)

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa).


メスイキ

From 雌(めす) (mesu) + イき (iki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb イく.”).

ja-compound

(Japanese fiction, pornography) orgasm of a sissified or male-to-female genderswapped person


猫目

(fiction, art) (human's) eye with a shape evocative of a cat's eye, large and almond-shaped


カートゥーン

ja-noun

カートゥーン • (kātūn)

[ka̠ːtɯ̟̃ːɴ]

(film, television) animated cartoon, especially humorous ones imported from the West


竿役

From 竿(さお) (sao, “pole”) + 役(やく) (yaku, “role”).

ja-compound

2012 August 9, 安田峰俊, “「口では嫌がっても体は正直だな…」中国駐大阪総領事館がぶち込んだ“18禁トンデモ発言”の真相”, in 文春オンライン:

陵辱モノ18禁ゲームの竿役みたいなセリフ

ryōjoku-mono jūhachi-kin gēmu no saoyaku mitai na serifu

line that sounds like something a dude in an X-rated rape fantasy hentai game would say

(Japanese fiction, pornography) the one who fucks other characters


書写体

書写体 (canonical)
shoshatai (romanization)

(calligraphy) non-standard character forms (旧字体, 異体字, 変体仮名, etc.) used in calligraphy


欠ページ

欠ページ (canonical)
ketsu-pēji (romanization)

(publishing, bibliography) page absence; missing page


パトラッシュ

もう疲れたよパトラッシュ

(fiction) the dog character Patrasche from A Dog of Flanders


まじょっこ

From 魔女(まじょ) (majo, “witch”) + っ子(こ) (-kko).

魔法少女

魔法少女 まほうしょうじょ


どくりんご

どくりんご (canonical)
どくリンゴ (canonical)
doku-ringo (romanization)

[do̞kɯ̟ɾʲĩŋɡo̞]

From 毒(どく) (doku) + 林檎(りんご) (ringo). Of the western fairy tale of “Snow White” (白雪姫(しらゆきひめ) (Shirayukihime)).


受信機

[d͡ʑɨɕĩŋʲkʲi]


副題

ja-noun

副(ふく)題(だい) • (fukudai) ^(←ふくだい (fukudai)?)

副題 (canonical)
fukudai (romanization)
ふくだい (hiragana historical)

[ɸɯ̟kɯ̟da̠i]

(authorship) subtitle (heading below or after a title)


わからせる

[β̞a̠ka̠ɾa̠se̞ɾɯ̟]

teach someone a lesson
teach someone a lesson

(fiction, pornography, vulgar) to "teach someone a lesson" via rough rape


メスガキ

→ English: mesugaki

→ Chinese: 雌小鬼 (cí xiǎoguǐ) (calque)

→ Korean: 메스가키 (meseugaki)

From 雌(めす) (mesu, “female (animal)”) + 餓鬼(がき) (gaki, “brat”).

ja-compound

(fiction, pornography, vulgar) slutty brat girl; young (or young-looking) girl who likes to sexually tease her superiors


花吐き病

花吐き病 (canonical)
hanahaki-byō (romanization)

→ English: hanahaki, hanahaki disease

From 花(はな) (hana) + 吐(は)き (haki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 吐(は)く (haku).”) + 病(びょう) (byō). An invention of Matsuda Naoko (松田奈緒子) for her manga Hanahaki Otome (『花吐き乙女』).

ja-compound

(fiction) Hanahaki, an illness affecting those consumed by unrequited love that manifests as the coughing up of flowers, which clears up upon reciprocation. A fictional illness, it has found popularity among both Japanese and foreign online fanfic (especially) artists and authors for its poetic quality.


聴取者

聴取者 (canonical)
chōshusha (romanization)

[t͡ɕo̞ːɕɨɕa̠]


同ポジ

同ポジ (canonical)
dō-poji (romanization)
daupozi (romanization)
だうポジ (hiragana historical)

From 同(おな)じ (onaji) and ポジション (pojishon).

(photography, cinematography) same position (for photographing/filming)


怪光線

ja-noun

怪(かい)光(こう)線(せん) • (kaikōsen) ^(←くわいくわうせん (kwaikwausen)?)

怪光線 (canonical)
kaikōsen (romanization)
kwaikwausen (romanization)
くわいくわうせん (hiragana historical)

ja:光線#フィクションにおける光線


みきれる

ja-verb

みきれる • (mikireru) ^(←みきれる (mikireru)?)ichidan (stem みきれ (mikire), past みきれた (mikireta))

mikireru (romanization)
みきれ (stem)
みきれた (past)
みきれ
mikire
みきれる
mikireru
みきれれ
mikirere
みきれよ (imperative literary)
みきれろ (colloquial imperative)
mikireyo (imperative literary)
mikirero (colloquial imperative)
みきれられる (passive)
mikirerareru (passive)
みきれさせる (causative)
みきれさす (causative)
mikiresaseru (causative)
mikiresasu (causative)
みきれられる (potential)
みきれれる (colloquial potential)
mikirerareru (potential)
mikirereru (colloquial potential)
みきれよう (volitional)
mikireyō (volitional)
みきれない (negative)
みきれぬ (negative)
みきれん (negative)
mikirenai (negative)
mikirenu (negative)
mikiren (negative)
みきれず (continuative negative)
mikirezu (continuative negative)
みきれます (formal)
mikiremasu (formal)
みきれた (perfective)
mikireta (perfective)
みきれて (conjunctive)
mikirete (conjunctive)
みきれれば (conditional hypothetical)
mikirereba (conditional hypothetical)

[mʲikʲiɾe̞ɾɯ̟]

From 見(み) (mi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 見(み)る (miru).”) + 切(き)れる (kireru).

ja-compound

(intransitive, photography, cinematography) to accidentally enter a shot

○○が見切れた写真

(intransitive, photography, cinematography) to fail to be included in a shot


クリンナップ

[kɯ̟ɾʲĩnːa̠p̚pɯ̟]

(anime, manga) cleanup of a draft or rough sketch


スポ根

→ English: spokon

(fiction) depicting the fiery spirit of sports; spokon


ファーストオーサー

ja-noun

ファーストオーサー • (fāsuto ōsā)

[ɸa̠ːsɨto̞ o̞ːsa̠ː]

筆頭著者

筆頭著者 ひっとうちょしゃ

第一著者

第一著者 だいいちちょしゃ


査読

査読 (canonical)
sadoku (romanization)
さどく (hiragana historical)

(academic publishing) reviewing a text for quality


査読

ja-verb-suru

査(さ)読(どく)する • (sadoku suru) ^(←さどく (sadoku)?)suru (stem 査(さ)読(どく)し (sadoku shi), past 査(さ)読(どく)した (sadoku shita))

査読する (canonical)
sadoku suru (romanization)
sadoku (romanization)
査読し (stem)
査読した (past)
査読し
さどくし
sadoku shi
査読する
さどくする
sadoku suru
査読すれ
さどくすれ
sadoku sure
査読せよ (imperative literary)
査読しろ (colloquial imperative)
さどくせよ (imperative literary)
さどくしろ (colloquial imperative)
sadoku seyo (imperative literary)
sadoku shiro (colloquial imperative)
査読される (passive)
さどくされる (passive)
sadoku sareru (passive)
査読させる (causative)
査読さす (causative)
さどくさせる (causative)
さどくさす (causative)
sadoku saseru (causative)
sadoku sasu (causative)
査読できる (potential)
さどくできる (potential)
sadoku dekiru (potential)
査読しよう (volitional)
さどくしよう (volitional)
sadoku shiyō (volitional)
査読しない (negative)
さどくしない (negative)
sadoku shinai (negative)
査読せず (continuative negative)
さどくせず (continuative negative)
sadoku sezu (continuative negative)
査読します (formal)
さどくします (formal)
sadoku shimasu (formal)
査読した (perfective)
さどくした (perfective)
sadoku shita (perfective)
査読して (conjunctive)
さどくして (conjunctive)
sadoku shite (conjunctive)
査読すれば (conditional hypothetical)
さどくすれば (conditional hypothetical)
sadoku sureba (conditional hypothetical)

(academic publishing) to review a text for quality


カラーバー

ja-noun

カラーバー • (karā bā)


叙述トリック

叙述トリック (canonical)
jojutsu torikku (romanization)

[d͡ʑo̞ʑɨt͡sɨ to̞ɾʲik̚kɯ̟]

(fiction) misleading narrative related to a later plot twist


技名

技名 (canonical)
gimei (romanization)
ぎめい (hiragana historical)

技名を叫ぶ

to shout out the name of one's technique


マジカルステッキ

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from magic + stick.

pseudo-loan

(fiction, fantasy) magical girl's magic wand, typical design including an emblem at the tip and adornments like wings or ribbons


如意棒

ja-pos

如(にょ)意(い)棒(ぼう) • (Nyoibō) ^(←にょいばう (Nyoibau)?)

如意棒 (canonical)
Nyoibō (romanization)
Nyoibau (romanization)
にょいばう (hiragana historical)

Literary Chinese 如意棒 (literally “As-You-Wish Staff”)

der

(fiction, weaponry) the Ruyibang (Sun Wukong's weapon that can change size at will)


つめぐみ

ja-noun

つめぐみ or ツメぐみ • (tsumegumi) ^(←つめぐみ (tumegumi)?)

つめぐみ (canonical)
ツメぐみ (canonical)
tsumegumi (romanization)
tumegumi (romanization)
つめぐみ (hiragana historical)

en:Tokyō (architecture)#Tsumegumi
ja:組物
ja:詰め組み


五十音図

五(ご)十(じゅう)音(おん)図(ず) • (gojūonzu) ^(←ごじふおんづ (gozifuondu)?)

五十音図 (canonical)
gojūonzu (romanization)
gozifuondu (romanization)
ごじふおんづ (hiragana historical)

[ɡo̞ʑɨːõ̞nd͡zɨ]

五十音 (literally “fifty sounds”) + 図 (“diagram”)

suf

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the 5x10 table used for arranging all the 47 kana used for the 五十音 (literally “fifty sounds”), whose 列 (“columns”) are arranged by the vowels (/a/, /i/, /ɯ/, /e/, /o/) and 行 (“rows”) are arranged by the consonants (Ø, /k/, /s/, /t/, /n/, /h/, /m/, /j/, /ɾ/, /w/; voiced obstruents and /p/ are customarily not included because they were rarely distinguished in writing); columns are ranked by 段 (“grade”), with the vowel /a/ being the highest grade and the vowel /o/ being the lowest; the missing cells of the や行 (“ya-row”) and わ行 (“wa-row”) are filled with い/イ (i), え/エ (e) and う/ウ (u) taken from the あ行 (“a-row”), in order to represent classical grammatical inflection with modern text (or alternatively, artificially filled with rare kana such as 𛀆/𛄠 (yi), 𛀁/𛄡 (ye) and 𛄟 (𛄟)/𛄢 (wu))


あ行

あ行 (canonical)
agyō (romanization)
agyau (romanization)
あぎゃう (hiragana historical)

ア行上一段/下一段/下二段活用

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the first row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana あ/ア (a), い/イ (i), う/ウ (u), え/エ (e) and お/オ (o)


あ段

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the first and highest-graded column of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the ten kana あ/ア (a), か/カ (ka), さ/サ (sa), た/タ (ta), な/ナ (na), は/ハ (ha), ま/マ (ma), や/ヤ (ya), ら/ラ (ra) and わ/ワ (wa)


は行

は行 (canonical)
hagyō (romanization)
fagyau (romanization)
はぎゃう (hiragana historical)

ハ行下一段/上二段/下二段/四段活用

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the sixth row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana は/ハ (ha), ひ/ヒ (hi), ふ/フ (fu), へ/ヘ (he) and ほ/ホ (ho)


ば行

ば行 (canonical)
bagyō (romanization)
bagyau (romanization)
ばぎゃう (hiragana historical)

バ行上一段/下一段/上二段/四段/五段活用

(phonology, orthography, grammar) a row derived from the は行 (“ha-row”) of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”) (but not included in the table) by adding the diacritical mark ゛, consisting of the five kana ば/バ (ba), び/ビ (bi), ぶ/ブ (bu), べ/ベ (be) and ぼ/ボ (bo)


ぱ行

ぱ行 (canonical)
pagyō (romanization)
pagyau (romanization)
ぱぎゃう (hiragana historical)

(phonology, orthography) a row derived from the は行 (“ha-row”) of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”) (but not included in the table) by adding the diacritical mark ゜, consisting of the five kana ぱ/パ (pa), ぴ/ピ (pi), ぷ/プ (pu), ぺ/ペ (pe) and ぽ/ポ (po)


や行

や行 (canonical)
yagyō (romanization)
yagyau (romanization)
やぎゃう (hiragana historical)

ヤ行上一段/上二段/下二段活用

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the eighth row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana や/ヤ (ya), い/イ (i) (alternatively, 𛀆/𛄠 (yi)), ゆ/ユ (yu), え/エ (e) (alternatively, 𛀁/𛄡 (ye)) and よ/ヨ (yo), two of which are taken from the あ行 (“a-row”) to represent classical grammatical inflection in modern text


わ行

わ行 (canonical)
wagyō (romanization)
wagyau (romanization)
わぎゃう (hiragana historical)

ワ行上一段 / 下二段 / 五段活用

wagyō kamīchidan / shimonidan / godan katsuyō

wa-row upper-bigrade / lower-bigrade / quintigrade inflection

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the tenth and last row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana わ/ワ (wa), ゐ/ヰ (wi), う/ウ (u) (alternatively, 𛄟 (𛄟)/𛄢 (wu)), ゑ/ヱ (we) and を/ヲ (wo), one of which is taken from the あ行 (“a-row”) to represent classical grammatical inflection in modern text


ツン期

[t͡sɨ̃ŋʲkʲi]

Coordinate term: デレ期 (dere-ki)

(slang, fiction) cold period of tsundere


マカロニウエスタン

[ma̠ka̠ɾo̞ɲ̟i ɯ̟e̞sɨ̥tã̠ɴ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from macaroni + western, マカロニ (makaroni, “macaroni”, in reference to things Italian) + ウエスタン (uesutan, “western (film genre)”). Compare the formation of English spaghetti western.

af

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Spaghetti Western
ja:マカロニ・ウェスタン


キリシタン版

キリシタン版 (canonical)
kirishitan-ban (romanization)

[kʲiɾʲiɕi̥tã̠mbã̠ɴ]

(history, Christianity, literature, grammar, lexicography) prose, grammar and vocabulary literature written and printed by Portuguese Jesuits in Japan during the late 16th and early 17th century


プレプリント

[pɯ̟ɾe̞pɯ̟ɾʲĩnto̞]

査読前論文

査読前論文 さどくまえろんぶん


プレプリントサーバー

[pɯ̟ɾe̞pɯ̟ɾʲĩnto̞ sa̠ːba̠ː]


オープンアクセス

[o̞ːpɯ̟ɰ̃ a̠kɯ̟se̞sɨ]


筆頭著者

筆頭著者 (canonical)
hittō chosha (romanization)

[çit̚to̞ː t͡ɕo̞ɕa̠]

(academic publishing) first author; lead author

第一著者

第一著者 だいいちちょしゃ

責任著者

責任著者 せきにんちょしゃ


メタバース

(Internet, computing, sometimes science fiction) metaverse

仮想空間

仮想空間 かそうくうかん


ラストシーン

[ɾa̠sɨto̞ ɕĩːɴ]


体用

ja-noun

体(たい)用(ゆう) or 体(たい)用(よう) • (taiyū or taiyō)

体用 (canonical)
体用 (canonical)
taiyū (romanization)
taiyō (romanization)

体 (“body”) + 用 (“use”), from Middle Chinese 體用. Also blend of 体言 + 用言.

(philosophy, Buddhism, poetry) Essence-Function; Substance and Function; Form and Attribute; that which is absolutely inherent and that which relatively manifests


ジェダイ

Borrowed from English Jedi, said to be adapted from Japanese 時代劇 (jidaigeki, “period drama”).

der

(religion, fiction) Jedi (follower of Jediism)


魔法陣

[ma̠ho̞ːʑĩɴ]

(Japanese fiction, fantasy) magic circle


クランクイン

[kɯ̟ɾã̠ŋkɯ̟ĩɴ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from crank + in.


クランクイン

ja-verb-suru

クランクインする • (kuranku in suru) suru (stem クランクインし (kuranku in shi), past クランクインした (kuranku in shita))

クランクインする (canonical)
kuranku in suru (romanization)
クランクインし (stem)
クランクインした (past)
クランクインし
kuranku in shi
クランクインする
kuranku in suru
クランクインすれ
kuranku in sure
クランクインせよ (imperative literary)
クランクインしろ (colloquial imperative)
kuranku in seyo (imperative literary)
kuranku in shiro (colloquial imperative)
クランクインされる (passive)
kuranku in sareru (passive)
クランクインさせる (causative)
クランクインさす (causative)
kuranku in saseru (causative)
kuranku in sasu (causative)
クランクインできる (potential)
kuranku in dekiru (potential)
クランクインしよう (volitional)
kuranku in shiyō (volitional)
クランクインしない (negative)
kuranku in shinai (negative)
クランクインせず (continuative negative)
kuranku in sezu (continuative negative)
クランクインします (formal)
kuranku in shimasu (formal)
クランクインした (perfective)
kuranku in shita (perfective)
クランクインして (conjunctive)
kuranku in shite (conjunctive)
クランクインすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kuranku in sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[kɯ̟ɾã̠ŋkɯ̟ĩɴ]


直音

[t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟õ̞ɴ]

(Japanese orthography and phonology) a mora that consists of either (1) one vowel or (2) one consonant and one vowel, and is spelt with only one full-sized kana, such as あ (a), き (ki) or ぶ (bu)


モーラ

ja-noun

モーラ • (mōra)

Learned borrowing from Latin mora, via English mora.

Meronyms: 子音 (shiin, “consonant”), 母音 (boin, “vowel”)


クローズアップ

→ Korean: 클로즈업 (keullojeueop)

[kɯ̟ɾo̞ːzɨ a̠p̚pɯ̟]

Misreading of English close-up as /kloʊz-/ instead of /kloʊs-/.

lang

〔英語読みはクロース-アップ〕

〔英語読みはクロース-アップ〕

(photography, cinematography) zoom-in; close-up


クローズアップ

ja-verb-suru

クローズアップする • (kurōzu appu suru) suru (stem クローズアップし (kurōzu appu shi), past クローズアップした (kurōzu appu shita))

クローズアップする (canonical)
kurōzu appu suru (romanization)
クローズアップし (stem)
クローズアップした (past)
クローズアップし
kurōzu appu shi
クローズアップする
kurōzu appu suru
クローズアップすれ
kurōzu appu sure
クローズアップせよ (imperative literary)
クローズアップしろ (colloquial imperative)
kurōzu appu seyo (imperative literary)
kurōzu appu shiro (colloquial imperative)
クローズアップされる (passive)
kurōzu appu sareru (passive)
クローズアップさせる (causative)
クローズアップさす (causative)
kurōzu appu saseru (causative)
kurōzu appu sasu (causative)
クローズアップできる (potential)
kurōzu appu dekiru (potential)
クローズアップしよう (volitional)
kurōzu appu shiyō (volitional)
クローズアップしない (negative)
kurōzu appu shinai (negative)
クローズアップせず (continuative negative)
kurōzu appu sezu (continuative negative)
クローズアップします (formal)
kurōzu appu shimasu (formal)
クローズアップした (perfective)
kurōzu appu shita (perfective)
クローズアップして (conjunctive)
kurōzu appu shite (conjunctive)
クローズアップすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kurōzu appu sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[kɯ̟ɾo̞ːzɨ a̠p̚pɯ̟]

lang

〔英語読みはクロース-アップ〕

〔英語読みはクロース-アップ〕

(photography, cinematography) to zoom in; to take a close-up shot


マーダーミステリー

ja-noun

マーダーミステリー • (mādā misuterī)


デスゲーム

[de̞sɨ ɡe̞ːmɯ̟]


バトルロイヤル

[ba̠to̞ɾɯ̟ ɾo̞ija̠ɾɯ̟]


ハゲタカジャーナル

[ha̠ɡe̞ta̠ka̠ d͡ʑa̠ːna̠ɾɯ̟]

Compound of ハゲタカ (hagetaka, “vulture”) + ジャーナル (jānaru, “journal”).


か行

か行 (canonical)
kagyō (romanization)
kagyau (romanization)
かぎゃう (hiragana historical)

カ行上一段/上二段/下一段/下二段/四段/五段/変格活用

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the second row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana か/カ (ka), き/キ (ki), く/ク (ku), け/ケ (ke) and こ/コ (ko)


さ行

さ行 (canonical)
sagyō (romanization)
sagyau (romanization)
さぎゃう (hiragana historical)

サ行下一段/下二段/四段/五段/変格活用

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the third row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana さ/サ (sa), し/シ (shi), す/ス (su), せ/セ (se) and そ/ソ (so)


た行

た行 (canonical)
tagyō (romanization)
tagyau (romanization)
たぎゃう (hiragana historical)

タ行上一段/上二段/下一段/下二段/四段/五段活用

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the fourth row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana た/タ (ta), ち/チ (chi), つ/ツ (tsu), て/テ (te) and と/ト (to)


な行

な行 (canonical)
nagyō (romanization)
nagyau (romanization)
なぎゃう (hiragana historical)

ナ行上一段/下一段/下二段/四段/五段/変格活用

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the fifth row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana な/ナ (na), に/ニ (ni), ぬ/ヌ (nu), ね/ネ (ne) and の/ノ (no)


ま行

ま行 (canonical)
magyō (romanization)
magyau (romanization)
まぎゃう (hiragana historical)

マ行上一段/上二段/下一段/下二段/四段/五段活用

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the sixth row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana ま/マ (ma), み/ミ (mi), む/ム (mu), め/メ (me) and も/モ (mo)


ら行

ら行 (canonical)
ragyō (romanization)
ragyau (romanization)
らぎゃう (hiragana historical)

ラ行上一段/上二段/下一段/下二段/四段/五段/変格活用

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the ninth row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana ら/ラ (ra), り/リ (ri), る/ル (ru), れ/レ (re) and ろ/ロ (ro)


い段

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the second and second-highest-graded column of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the nine kana い/イ (i), き/キ (ki), し/シ (shi), ち/チ (chi), に/ニ (ni), ひ/ヒ (hi), み/ミ (mi), り/リ (ri) and ゐ/ヰ (wi), and sometimes additionally 𛀆/𛄠 (yi)


う段

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the third and middle-graded column of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the nine kana う/ウ (u), く/ク (ku), す/ス (su), つ/ツ (tsu), ぬ/ヌ (nu), ふ/フ (fu), む/ム (mu), ゆ/ユ (yu) and る/ル (ru), and sometimes additionally 𛄟 (𛄟)/𛄢 (wu)


え段

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the fourth and second-lowest-graded column of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the nine kana え/エ (e), け/ケ (ke), せ/セ (se), て/テ (te), ね/ネ (ne), へ/ヘ (he), め/メ (me), れ/レ (re) and ゑ/ヱ (we), and sometimes additionally 𛀁/𛄡 (ye)


お段

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the fifth and lowest-graded column of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the ten kana お/オ (o), こ/コ (ko), そ/ソ (so), と/ト (to), の/ノ (no), ほ/ホ (ho), も/モ (mo), よ/ヨ (yo), ろ/ロ (ro) and を/ヲ (wo)


同の字点

同の字点 (canonical)
dō no jiten (romanization)

同 + の (genitive/attributive particle) + 字 (“character; letter”) + 点 (“point; dot; mark”), literally “the mark of the character 同 (“same”)”, from which it derives.

af

the mark of the character <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">同</i> (“same”)

(typography) the iteration mark 々, used to repeat kanji


くの字点

くの字点 (canonical)
ku no jiten (romanization)

[kɯ̟ no̞ d͡ʑitẽ̞ɴ]

く + の (genitive/attributive particle) + 字 (“character; letter”) + 点 (“point; dot; mark”), literally “the mark of the character く”, which they resemble.

the mark of the character <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">く</i>

(typography) either of the iteration marks 〱 and 〲, respectively used to repeat more than one 清音 (seion) and 濁音 (dakuon) in vertical text, as well as their decomposed counterparts, 〳, 〴 and 〵


一の字点

一の字点 (canonical)
ichi no jiten (romanization)

一 + の (genitive/attributive particle) + 字 (“character; letter”) + 点 (“point; dot; mark”), literally “the mark of the character 一 (“one”)”

the mark of the character <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">一</i> (“one”)

(typography) each mark of the pairs of iteration marks ゝ/ゞ and ヽ/ヾ, respectively used to repeat 清音 (seion)/濁音 (dakuon) hiragana and katakana


踊り字

踊り (“dancing; bouncing”, 連用形 (ren'yōkei) of 踊る (odoru, “to dance; to bounce”)) + 字 (“character; letter”), alluding to how an iteration mark looks like a hastily written character with a "bouncy" or "jumpy" pattern

(writing) chicken scratch (cramped or illegible handwriting)


ノマ点

ノ + マ + 点 (“point; dot; mark”), literally “the mark of ノマ”, of which 々 appears to be composed.

the mark of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">ノマ</i>

(typography) synonym of 同の字点 (dō no jiten)


ぶら下がり

ぶら下がり (canonical)
burasagari (romanization)

(typography) the deliberate "hanging" of certain punctuation marks outside the invisible bounding box of a body of text whenever they occur at the start or end of a line

(journalism) an impromptu press conference formed by a group of reporters surrounding the interviewee while standing or walking


起こし

(typography, of a punctuation mark) the state of being a mark with an 空き (aki) before it, such as the opening parenthesis （ or the opening quotation mark 「


分離禁止

分離禁止 (canonical)
bunri kinshi (romanization)

(typography) the ban on separating multiple successive instances of certain leading punctuation marks, such as multiple successive em dashes, wavy dashes, two-dot leaders, ellipses, etc., during line breaking


連数字

(typography) the ban on separating multiple successive digits during line breaking


植字

ja-noun

植(しょく)字(じ) or 植(ちょく)字(じ) • (shokuji or chokuji)

植字 (canonical)
植字 (canonical)
shokuji (romanization)
chokuji (romanization)

[t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟ʑi]

植 (“to plant”) + 字 (“character”), as in "planting" movable type into a frame for printing

Meronym: 文字組み

植字工


植字

ja-verb-suru

植(しょく)字(じ)する or 植(ちょく)字(じ)する • (shokuji suru or chokuji suru) suru (stem 植(しょく)字(じ)し (shokuji shi), past 植(しょく)字(じ)した (shokuji shita))

植字する (canonical)
植字する (canonical)
shokuji suru (romanization)
chokuji suru (romanization)
植字し (stem)
植字した (past)

[t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟ʑi]


連綿体

ja-noun

連(れん)綿(めん)体(たい) • (renmentai) ^(←れんめんたい (renmentai)?)

連綿体 (canonical)
renmentai (romanization)
れんめんたい (hiragana historical)

[ɾẽ̞mːẽ̞nta̠i]

en:Cursive script (East Asia)#Styles
ja:連綿体


フィーチャー

フィーチャー • (fīchā)

[ɸʲiːt͡ɕa̠ː]

1950, Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai, NHK rajio nenkan [NHK radio yearbook], page 441:

For 1949-50 the breakdown of broadcast time by department is: […] features and dramas 24.2%

１９４９－５０年度の番組部門別の放送時間の割合は […] フィーチャーとドラマ　２４．２％

１９４９－５０ nendo no bangumi bumon betsu no hōsō jikan no wariai wa […] fīchā to dorama nijūyon． ni%

feature (an important item, main attraction, or noteworthy appearance)

(media) a long or prominently featured item, article, or performance; (often) content distinguished from news


古印体

古 (“ancient”) + 印 (“seal”) + 体 (“style”)

af

(typography) a typestyle that mimics the look of 隷書 (reisho, “clerical script”) being stamped (thus, with broken and irregular strokes) rather than handwritten; this "ancient seal" look arose in Nara-period Japan, and has no relation to the original Chinese 篆書 (tensho, “seal script”)


ノンブル

[nõ̞mbɯ̟ɾɯ̟]

French nombre (“number”). Doublet of ナンバー.

(publishing) pagination (act of numbering pages)


べた組み

べた組み (canonical)
betagumi (romanization)

(typography, printing) solid composition (text composition with no spacing)


込め物

(typography) an interglyph or interline space, or a physical object used to make such space


クワタ

[kɯ̟β̞a̠ta̠]

Borrowed from English quad. Alternatively, may be a shift from English quadrat (from which quad is a shortening).
First cited to a bookmaking and printing-related work from 1948.

全角クワタ、半角クワタ

(typography) a quad: a spacer used in metal typesetting

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Kōjien
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Quad (typography)
Shinmura Izuru


悪堕ち

From 悪(あく) (aku) + 堕(お)ち (ochi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 堕(お)ちる (ochiru).).


当用漢字

当用漢字 (canonical)
tōyō kanji (romanization)

[to̞ːjo̞ːkã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

From 当用 (“general use, daily use”) + 漢字 (“kanji”).

compound

(orthography, historical) tōyō kanji (kanji that were declared official by the Ministry of Education of Japan on November 16, 1946, later replaced by 常用漢字 (jōyō kanji))


行送り

(typography) line height, the distance between the center points of the advance heights (in horizontal text) or advance widths (in vertical text) of glyphs in two successive lines, often called "leading" in modern Western typography


字送り

(typography) the distance between the two center points of the advance widths of two successive monospace CJK characters, sometimes mistranslated as "tracking" by Western software localizers


字間

(typography) an intercharacter space, the white space between the bottom/right edge of one character and the top/left edge of the next character, corresponding to "tracking" in Western typography


長体

ja-noun

長(ちょう)体(たい) • (chōtai) ^(←ちゃうたい (tyautai)?)

長体 (canonical)
chōtai (romanization)
tyautai (romanization)
ちゃうたい (hiragana historical)

(typography) the form of a glyph whose width is scaled down, originally with a distorting lens in phototypesetting


平体

(typography) the form of a glyph whose height is scaled down, originally with a distorting lens in phototypesetting


仮想ボディ

仮想ボディ (canonical)
kasō bodi (romanization)

仮想 (“imaginary”) + ボディ (“body”), as in the "imaginary body" of a sort in movable type printing

(typography) a em-square or em-box, sometimes literally translated as "imaginary body" or "virtual body", whose dimension is 1em, that defines the bounds of a CJK glyph, or that is used for defining font size


平均字面

平均字面 (canonical)
heikin jizura (romanization)

平均 (“average”) + 字面 (“character face; letter face; typeface”)

af

仮想ボディ 仮想ボディ#Japanese

(typography) an ideographic character face (ICF), a square that roughly defines an average bounding box of the contours of CJK glyphs and that is positioned inside an 仮想ボディ (kasō bodi, “em-square”)


デザイン書体

デザイン書体 (canonical)
dezain shotai (romanization)

デザイン (“design”) + 書体 (“typestyle; typeface”)

ゴシック体 ゴシック体#Japanese

(typography) a typestyle or typeface that is more design-oriented and graphical, and that deviates significantly from traditional styles such as the 五体 (gotai, “five styles”), the 明朝体 (Minchōtai, “Ming style”), the ゴシック体 (Goshikku-tai, “Gothic style”), etc.


字取り

字 (“character, letter”) + 取り (“taking, holding, securing”)

(typography) the distribution of any plural number of CJK characters and whitespaces so that they are justified within a specific number of ems, for example, 2 or 3 characters within 4 ems; typically used for titles and headers


行取り

行 (“line”) + 取り (“taking; holding; securing; anchoring”)

(typography) the distribution of any plural number of lines and leads so that they fit a specific number of ems, for example, 2 or 3 lines within 4 ems


下付き

下付き (canonical)
shitatsuki (romanization)

下付き記号/数字/文字

(attributive, typography) the state of being subscript


上付き

上付き記号/数字/文字

(attributive, typography) the state of being superscript


両端揃え

ja-noun

両(りょう)端(たん)揃(そろ)え or 両(りょう)端(たん)揃(ぞろ)え • (ryōtansoroe or ryōtanzoroe)

両端揃え (canonical)
両端揃え (canonical)
ryōtansoroe (romanization)
ryōtanzoroe (romanization)


中央揃え

中(ちゅう)央(おう)揃(そろ)え or 中(ちゅう)央(おう)揃(ぞろ)え • (chūōsoroe or chūōzoroe)

中央揃え (canonical)
中央揃え (canonical)
chūōsoroe (romanization)
chūōzoroe (romanization)

(graphic design, typography) center alignment

仮想ボディ 仮想ボディ#Japanese

(typography) alignment of characters to the center of their 仮想ボディ (kasō bodi, “em squares”) or 平均字面 (heikin jizura, “ideographic character faces”)


下揃え

下(した)揃(そろ)え or 下(した)揃(ぞろ)え • (shitasoroe or shitazoroe)

下揃え (canonical)
下揃え (canonical)
shitasoroe (romanization)
shitazoroe (romanization)

(typography) flush-bottom alignment in vertical text

仮想ボディ 仮想ボディ#Japanese

(typography) alignment of characters to the bottom side of their 仮想ボディ (kasō bodi, “em squares”) or 平均字面 (heikin jizura, “ideographic character faces”), especially in horizontal text


上揃え

上(うえ)揃(そろ)え or 上(うえ)揃(ぞろ)え • (uesoroe or uezoroe)

上揃え (canonical)
上揃え (canonical)
uesoroe (romanization)
uezoroe (romanization)

(typography) flush-top alignment in vertical text

仮想ボディ 仮想ボディ#Japanese

(typography) alignment of characters to the top side of their 仮想ボディ (kasō bodi, “em squares”) or 平均字面 (heikin jizura, “ideographic character faces”), especially in horizontal text


左揃え

左(ひだり)揃(そろ)え or 左(ひだり)揃(ぞろ)え • (hidarisoroe or hidarizoroe)

左揃え (canonical)
左揃え (canonical)
hidarisoroe (romanization)
hidarizoroe (romanization)

(typography) flush-left alignment in horizontal text

仮想ボディ 仮想ボディ#Japanese

(typography) alignment of characters to the left side of their 仮想ボディ (kasō bodi, “em squares”) or 平均字面 (heikin jizura, “ideographic character faces”), especially in vertical text


右揃え

右(みぎ)揃(そろ)え or 右(みぎ)揃(ぞろ)え • (migisoroe or migizoroe)

右揃え (canonical)
右揃え (canonical)
migisoroe (romanization)
migizoroe (romanization)

(typography) flush-right alignment in horizontal text

仮想ボディ 仮想ボディ#Japanese

(typography) alignment of characters to the right side of their 仮想ボディ (kasō bodi, “em square”) or 平均字面 (heikin jizura, “ideographic character faces”), especially in vertical text


行頭揃え

行(ぎょう)頭(とう)揃(そろ)え or 行(ぎょう)頭(とう)揃(ぞろ)え • (gyōtōsoroe or gyōtōzoroe)

行頭揃え (canonical)
行頭揃え (canonical)
gyōtōsoroe (romanization)
gyōtōzoroe (romanization)

(typography) alignment of characters toward the start (left or top) of a line


行末揃え

行(ぎょう)末(まつ)揃(そろ)え or 行(ぎょう)末(まつ)揃(ぞろ)え • (gyōmatsusoroe or gyōmatsuzoroe)

行末揃え (canonical)
行末揃え (canonical)
gyōmatsusoroe (romanization)
gyōmatsuzoroe (romanization)

(typography) alignment of characters toward the end (right or bottom) of a line


親文字

Compound of 親 (oya, “parent”) + 文字 (moji, “character, letter”).

compound

(printing) synonym of 母型 (bokei, “matrix for casting an individual character sort”)

母型

(typography) parent or base character (main text character, as opposed to ruby character)


フレームアウト

[ɸɯ̟ɾe̞ːmɯ̟a̠ɯ̟to̞]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from frame + out.

pseudo-loan

(photography, cinematography) exiting the frame of a shot


ラッキースケベ

(manga, fandom slang) event where a young male protagonist accidentally makes intimate contact with a girl or catches an eyeful


コメンテーター

ja-noun

コメンテーター • (komentētā)


ゲラ

ゲラ刷り


アメリカ式ポイント

^アメリカ-しき ポイント

アメリカ式ポイント (canonical)
Amerika-shiki pointo (romanization)

アメリカ (“America”) + 式 (“-style”) + ポイント (“point”), calque of English American point


サイドストーリー

ja-noun

サイドストーリー • (saido sutōrī)


代理原稿

代理原稿 (canonical)
dairi genkō (romanization)

[da̠iɾʲi ɡẽ̞ŋko̞ː]

(manga) substitute manuscript, used to fill the spot of another work in an emergency


サブチャンネル

[sa̠bɯ̟t͡ɕã̠nːe̞ɾɯ̟]


ばみる

ja-verb

ばみる or バミる • (bamiru) godan (stem ばみり (bamiri), past ばみった (bamitta))

ばみる (canonical)
バミる (canonical)
bamiru (romanization)
ばみり (stem)
ばみった (past)
ばみら
bamira
ばみり
bamiri
ばみる
bamiru
ばみれ
bamire
ばみられる (passive)
bamirareru (passive)
ばみらせる (causative)
ばみらす (causative)
bamiraseru (causative)
bamirasu (causative)
ばみれる (potential)
bamireru (potential)
ばみろう (volitional)
bamirō (volitional)
ばみらない (negative)
bamiranai (negative)
ばみらず (continuative negative)
bamirazu (continuative negative)
ばみります (formal)
bamirimasu (formal)
ばみった (perfective)
bamitta (perfective)
ばみって (conjunctive)
bamitte (conjunctive)
ばみれば (conditional hypothetical)
bamireba (conditional hypothetical)

Unknown, but perhaps 場(ば)を見(み)る (ba o miru).

(theater, television) to apply a spike (marking)


ばみり

ばみり (canonical)
バミり (canonical)
バミリ (canonical)
bamiri (romanization)


しろとび

shirotobi (romanization)
sirotobi (romanization)
しろとび (hiragana historical)

(photography, videography) blown highlight; clipping; whitening from overexposure


サービスカット

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from service + cut.

pseudo-loan

(fandom slang, film, television, ACG) a fanservice scene (an often racy or sexual scene included in a work of fiction merely to excite the viewer)


やみおち

yamiochi (romanization)
yamioti (romanization)
やみおち (hiragana historical)

From 闇(やみ) (yami, “darkness”) + 堕(お)ち (ochi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 堕(お)ちる (ochiru).”).

ja-compound

(fiction) becoming part of the dark side


タイトルコール

→ English: title call (calque)

[ta̠ito̞ɾɯ̟ ko̞ːɾɯ̟]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from title + call.

pseudo-loan

(television, etc.) sound effect where the name of a program is read aloud


走査

走査 (canonical)
sōsa (romanization)
sousa (romanization)
そうさ (hiragana historical)


走査

ja-verb-suru

走(そう)査(さ)する • (sōsa suru) ^(←そうさ (sousa)?)transitive suru (stem 走(そう)査(さ)し (sōsa shi), past 走(そう)査(さ)した (sōsa shita))

走査する (canonical)
sōsa suru (romanization)
sousa (romanization)
走査し (stem)
走査した (past)
走査し
そうさし
sōsa shi
走査する
そうさする
sōsa suru
走査すれ
そうさすれ
sōsa sure
走査せよ (imperative literary)
走査しろ (colloquial imperative)
そうさせよ (imperative literary)
そうさしろ (colloquial imperative)
sōsa seyo (imperative literary)
sōsa shiro (colloquial imperative)
走査される (passive)
そうさされる (passive)
sōsa sareru (passive)
走査させる (causative)
走査さす (causative)
そうささせる (causative)
そうささす (causative)
sōsa saseru (causative)
sōsa sasu (causative)
走査できる (potential)
そうさできる (potential)
sōsa dekiru (potential)
走査しよう (volitional)
そうさしよう (volitional)
sōsa shiyō (volitional)
走査しない (negative)
そうさしない (negative)
sōsa shinai (negative)
走査せず (continuative negative)
そうさせず (continuative negative)
sōsa sezu (continuative negative)
走査します (formal)
そうさします (formal)
sōsa shimasu (formal)
走査した (perfective)
そうさした (perfective)
sōsa shita (perfective)
走査して (conjunctive)
そうさして (conjunctive)
sōsa shite (conjunctive)
走査すれば (conditional hypothetical)
そうさすれば (conditional hypothetical)
sōsa sureba (conditional hypothetical)


衣毛

(calligraphy) white decorative bristles on a brush surrounding the main bristles


興行収入

ja-noun

こうぎょう しゅうにゅう

興(こう)行(ぎょう)収(しゅう)入(にゅう) • (kōgyō shūnyū) ^(←こうぎやうしうにふ (kougyausiunifu)?)

興行収入 (canonical)
kōgyō shūnyū (romanization)
kougyausiunifu (romanization)
こうぎやうしうにふ (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ːɡʲo̞ː ɕɨːɲ̟ɨː]


色指定

色指定 (canonical)
iroshitei (romanization)

Compound of 色(いろ) (iro, “color”) + 指(し)定(てい) (shitei, “specification”).


ロケバス

From ロケ (roke, “location shooting”) + バス (basu, “bus”).

ja-compound

(cinematography) special bus used to transport staff, performers, equipment, etc. to a shooting location


タイムマシーン

[ta̠imɯ̟ ma̠ɕĩːɴ]


データキャラ

(fiction) (the character archetype of) a nerd who regularly uses a data-based analytic approach to problems


ダイイングメッセージ

ja-noun

ダイ.イング メッセージ

[da̠iĩŋɡɯ̟ me̞sːe̞ːʑi]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from dying + message.


トゥンク

(manga) Onomatopoeia for getting butterflies in one's stomach in reaction to something.


蟹行文字

蟹行文字 (canonical)
kaikōmonji (romanization)

From 蟹行 (“walking sideways”) + 文字 (“character, writing”)

af

(historical, typography) character set written horizontally, especially Roman alphabet


水星人

水星人 (canonical)
suiseijin (romanization)

[sɨise̞ːʑĩɴ]

水星 (Suisei, “Mercury”) + 人 (-jin, “human”)

suf

(science fiction) a Mercurian (inhabitant of Mercury)


制詞

(poetry) a word that is forbidden due to scansion, rarity, or unfamiliarity


私小説

ja-noun

私(し)小(しょう)説(せつ) or 私(わたくし)小(しょう)説(せつ) • (shishōsetsu or watakushi-shōsetsu)

私小説 (canonical)
私小説 (canonical)
shishōsetsu (romanization)
watakushi-shōsetsu (romanization)

[β̞a̠ta̠kɯ̟ɕiɕo̞ːse̞t͡sɨ]

(literature) I-novel, a genre of Japanese literature


オスガキ

From 雄(おす) (osu, “male (animal)”) + 餓鬼(がき) (gaki, “brat”).

ja-compound

(fiction, pornography, vulgar) slutty brat boy; a young (or young-looking) boy who likes to sexually tease his superiors


アバンタイトル

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from French avant- + title.


説文解字

説文解字 (canonical)
Setsumonkaiji (romanization)

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 說文解字 /说文解字 (Shuōwén Jiězì)

obor

(literature) Shuowen Jiezi (an early 2nd-century Chinese dictionary from the Han dynasty)


あ゙

agh! argh! (an expression of horror, disgust or frustration)

aah! (an expression of intense pleasure or excitement)

A letter to transcribe Arabic ع representing the voiced pharyngeal fricative sound /ʕ/.


フレームレート

ja-noun

フレームレート • (furēmurēto)

[ɸɯ̟ɾe̞ːmɯ̟ɾe̞ːto̞]


エキストラ

(acting) extra (a performer that appears in a nonspeaking or nonsinging (silent) capacity, usually in the background)


植え物

植(う)え物(もの) • (uemono) ^(←うゑもの (uwemono)?)

植え物 (canonical)
uemono (romanization)
uwemono (romanization)
うゑもの (hiragana historical)

Compound of 植え (ue, “planting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 植える (ueru, “to plant”)) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

com

(poetry) types of plants used as subjects in renga and haikai


チャッ

チャッ (canonical)
ちゃっ (canonical)
cha' (romanization)

(chiefly manga) A sharp metallic sound, such as a blade being unsheathed.


半臂

(poetry) short for 半臂の句 (hanpi no ku, “(poetry) an adorned third line in a tanka”)


異形頭

ja-noun

異(い)形(ぎょう)頭(あたま) or 異(い)形(けい)頭(あたま) or 異(い)形(ぎょう)頭(とう) • (igyō-atama or ikei-atama or igyō-tō)

異形頭 (canonical)
異形頭 (canonical)
異形頭 (canonical)
igyō-atama (romanization)
ikei-atama (romanization)
igyō-tō (romanization)

[iɡʲo̞ːto̞ː]


隅付き括弧

隅付き括弧 (canonical)
sumitsukikakko (romanization)

From 隅(すみ) (sumi, “interior corner”) + 付(つ)き (tsuki, “appearance”) + 括(かっ)弧(こ) (kakko, “bracket; paranthesis”).

ja-compound

lenticular bracket
lenticular bracket#English:_Q126914343

(typography) lenticular bracket (either of a pair of symbols,【 】, generally used in Chinese and Japanese dictionaries to enclose headwords, and sometimes for other purposes)


亀甲括弧

亀甲括弧 (canonical)
kikkōkakko (romanization)

From 亀甲(きっこう) (kikkō, “tortoise shell”) + 括(かっ)弧(こ) (kakko, “bracket; paranthesis”).

(typography) tortoise shell bracket (either of a pair of symbols,〔 〕, sometimes used in Japanese to enclose comments in quoted text)


裏白

裏白 (canonical)
裏白 (canonical)
urajiro (romanization)

[ɯ̟ɾa̠ʑiɾo̞]

Literally, “back white”, 裏(うら) (ura, “back, reverse”) + 白(しろ) (shiro, “white”)

(poetry) clipping of 裏白連歌 (urajiro renga)


レフレクター

[ɾe̞ɸɯ̟ɾe̞kɯ̟ta̠ː]

Borrowed from English reflector. Attested from the 20th century.

(photography, film) reflector, a board or device used to reflect light onto a subject being photographed


反射板

反射板 (canonical)
hanshaban (romanization)

[hã̠ɰ̃ɕa̠bã̠ɴ]

反射(はんしゃ) (hansha, “reflection”) + 板(ばん) (ban, “board”)

(photography, film) a reflector, a board or device used to reflect light onto a subject being photographed


隠蓑

隠蓑 (canonical)
隠蓑 (canonical)
kakuremino (romanization)

(folklore) a straw-rain coat said to grant invisibility, often the treasure of an 鬼 (oni) or 天狗 (tengu)


標準解像度テレビジョン

ja-noun

ひょうじゅんかいぞうど テレビジョン

標(ひょう)準(じゅん)解(かい)像(ぞう)度(ど)テレビジョン • (hyōjunkaizōdo terebijon)

標準解像度テレビジョン (canonical)
hyōjunkaizōdo terebijon (romanization)

[ço̞ːʑɨ̃ŋka̠izo̞ːdo̞ te̞ɾe̞bʲiʑõ̞ɴ]

From 標準 (hyōjun, “standard”) + 解像度 (kaizōdo, “resolution”) + テレビジョン (terebijon, “television”).

af

standard-definition television
standard-definition television

(television) standard-definition television; SDTV


標準解像度テレビ

ja-noun

ひょうじゅんかいぞうど テレビ

標(ひょう)準(じゅん)解(かい)像(ぞう)度(ど)テレビ • (hyōjunkaizōdo terebi)

標準解像度テレビ (canonical)
hyōjunkaizōdo terebi (romanization)

[ço̞ːʑɨ̃ŋka̠izo̞ːdo̞ te̞ɾe̞bʲi]

From 標準 (hyōjun, “standard”) + 解像度 (kaizōdo, “resolution”) + テレビ (terebi, “TV”).

af

標準解像度テレビジョン 標準解像度テレビジョン#Japanese

(television) clipping of 標準解像度テレビジョン (hyōjunkaizōdo terebijon, “standard-definition television; SDTV”)


モンスター娘

モンスター娘 (canonical)
monsutā musume (romanization)

→ English: monster girl (calque)


変身者

変身者 (canonical)
henshinsha (romanization)

[hẽ̞ɰ̃ɕĩɰ̃ɕa̠]


蔵鋒

蔵鋒 (canonical)
zōhō (romanization)
zaufou (romanization)
ざうほう (hiragana historical)

(calligraphy) to hide the tip of the brush when writing a stroke


メカバレ

→ English: mechabare

From メカ (meka) + ばれ (bare, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb ばれる.).

ja-compound

(art, fiction) exposure of an android's machinery


光堕ち

光堕ち (canonical)
hikariochi (romanization)

From 光(ひかり) (hikari, “light”) + 堕(お)ち (ochi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 堕(お)ちる (ochiru).”).

ja-compound

(fiction) becoming part of the lightside, a villain turning good


パワープレイ

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from power + play.

pseudo-loan

[pa̠β̞a̠ːpɯ̟ɾe̞ː]


はまり役

はまり役 (canonical)
hamari-yaku (romanization)

Compound of 填まり (hamari, “fitting”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 填(は)まる (hamaru, “to fit, to fit into”)) + 役 (yaku, “role, post, position”).
First attested in 1887.

compound

(acting) a fitting role, a role that particularly suits a specific person


上忍

[d͡ʑo̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]