二次元

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Chinese

two dimension
trad. (二次元) 二 次元
simp. #(二次元) 二 次元
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Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 二(に)次(じ)元(げん) (nijigen, “second dimension”).

Pronunciation

Noun

二次元

  1. (～世界) (ACG) the 2D world; the fictional world

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
二 次 元
に
Grade: 1 		じ
Grade: 3 		げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
2次元
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Etymology

二 (ni) +‎ 次元 (-jigen)

Pronunciation

Noun

二(に)次(じ)元(げん) • (nijigen) 

  1. the second dimension
    二次元(にじげん)の平面(へいめん)
    nijigen no heimen
    two-dimensional plane
  2. (by extension, Internet slang) the 2D (i.e. anime, manga, video games, etc.) world; the fictional world
    二次元(にじげん)の嫁(よめ)
    nijigen no yome
    2D waifu
    二次元(にじげん)に恋(こい)したペンギン
    nijigen ni koishita pengin
    the penguin who fell in love with the 2D world

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References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
二次元

Noun

二次元 • (ichawon) (hangeul 이차원)

  1. hanja form? of 이차원 (“two dimensions, three-dimensional”)
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