イニシャル
Japanese
Alternative forms
- イニシアル (inishiaru)
Etymology
From English initial.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) イニシャル [ìníꜜshàrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- (Tokyo) イニシャル [íꜜnìshàrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [iɲ̟iɕa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
イニシャル • (inisharu)
- initial (first, placed at the beginning)
- initial (first letter of a word or name); initials (the first letter of each word of one's name in romaji or a European script as a unit)
Synonyms
- 頭文字 (kashiramoji)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN