互換性

互換性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
互	換	性
ご Grade: S	かん Grade: S	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From 互換 (gokan, “compatible”) +‎ 性 (-sei, “-ity; -cy; -ness”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ごかんせー [gòkáńséé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

互換性 (hiragana ごかんせい, rōmaji gokansei, historical hiragana ごくわんせい)

1. compatibility

See also

• 後 (こう)方 (ほう)互 (ご)換 (かん)性 (せい) (kōhō gokansei, “backward compatibility”)
• 前 (ぜん)方 (ぽう)互 (ご)換 (かん)性 (せい) (zenpō gokansei, “forward compatibility”)