二次元

二次元

Chinese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): èrcìyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄘˋ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ ci³ jyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: èrcìyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄘˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: èrcìhyuán
    • Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-tzʻŭ⁴-yüan²
    • Yale: èr-tsz̀-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: elltsyhyuan
    • Palladius: эрцыюань (ercyjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ ci³ jyun⁴
    • Yale: yih chi yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ tsi³ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ qi³ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³ jyːn²¹/

Noun

二次元

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

   • 純情企鵝被戴綠帽　終於覺悟還是二次元好 [MSC, trad.]
     纯情企鹅被戴绿帽　终于觉悟还是二次元好 [MSC, simp.]

     From:

     chúnqíng qǐ'é bèi dài lǜmào, zhōngyú jiàowù háishì èrcìyuán hǎo [Pinyin]

     Pure-hearted penguin cuckolded, finally realises 2D world is best

Coordinate terms

• 三次元 (sāncìyuán, “the real world”)

Related terms

• 次元壁 (cìyuánbì)

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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 forms

• 2次元

Etymology

二 (ni) +‎ 次元 (-jigen)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) にじ​げん [nìjíꜜgèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iʑiɡẽ̞ɴ]

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

Coordinate terms

• 2(に).5次元(ごじげん) (ni-ten-go-jigen)
• 三次元(さんじげん) (sanjigen, “the real world”)

References

1. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN