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Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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浬
節
㌩
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Borrowed from English knot.[2][1]
Noun
ノット • (notto)
- 浬, 節: a knot: a nautical unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour
- knot in a rope or necktie
Usage notes
For the speed-related sense, the katakana spelling ノット is more common in modern Japanese than either kanji spelling of 浬 or 節.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English not.
Noun
ノット • (notto)
- (programming, computing) NOT
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