ワクチン
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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from German Vakzin.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
- (immunology) vaccine
- (dated) Clipping of ワクチンソフトウェア (wakuchin sofutowea, “antivirus software”).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN