海賊版
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 海 | 賊 | 版 |
| かい Grade: 2 |
ぞく Grade: S |
ばん Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | goon | kan'yōon |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 海賊版 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 海賊 (kaizoku, “pirate”) + 版 (ban, “edition, version”), calque of English pirated edition.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
海賊版 • (kaizokuban)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →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