英数字

英数字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
英	数	字
えい Grade: 4	すう Grade: 2	じ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Blend of 英字 (eiji, “English character, alphabetic character”) +‎ 数字 (sūji, “number, numeric character”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) えーす​うじ [èésúꜜùjì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [e̞ːsɨᵝːʑi]

Noun

英数字 (hiragana えいすうじ, rōmaji eisūji)

1. (computing, input devices) alphanumeric characters, alphanumerics (as opposed to kana or kanji)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 英 (えい)数 (すう) (eisū): alphanumerics

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN