英数字

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
英數字 (kyūjitai)

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(えい)数(すう)字(じ) • (eisūji)

(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

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

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