アイコン
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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English icon.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
- (graphical user interface) an icon, a small image indicating a user element
- (Christianity) an icon, a religious image of a saint
- Synonym: イコン (ikon)
Usage notes
The term イコン (ikon) is more common for the religious image sense.
See also
- イコノグラフィー (ikonogurafī)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN