パソコン
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パソコン (pasokon, “PC”)
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
- (computing) Clipping of パーソナルコンピューター (pāsonaru konpyūtā, “personal computer”);[1][4][5] a PC
- 2002 March 9, Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第131局 試される伊角 [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 67:
- オレはパソコンで勝手に遊んでるから 伊角君 パソコンは？
- Ore wa pasokon de katte ni asonderu kara Isumi-kun pasokon wa?
- I like playing around on my PC. Do you like playing on PCs, Isumi?
- オレはパソコンで勝手に遊んでるから 伊角君 パソコンは？
Usage notes
- This short form is much more commonly used than the full form パーソナルコンピューター.
Synonyms
- パーソナルコンピューター (pāsonaru konpyūtā)
- PC (pīshī)
Derived terms
- ラップトップパソコン (rapputoppu pasokon)
- ノートパソコン (nōto pasokon)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →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
- ^ 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
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN