零戦

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
れい
Grade: S
せん
Grade: 4
kan’on on’yomi
Kanji in this term
ゼロ
Grade: S
せん
Grade: 4
yutōyomi
Alternative spellings
零戰 (kyūjitai)
ゼロ戦
 零式艦上戦闘機 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From (rei, zero, zero) +‎ (sen, clipping of 戦闘機 (sentōki), “fighter plane).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(れい)(せん) or (ゼロ)(せん) (Reisen or Zerosen

  1. (historical, colloquial) Clipping of 零式艦上戦闘機 (Rei-shiki Kanjō Sentōki): the Type 0 Carrier Fighter, official designation of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN