蛍光ペン

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蛍 光
けい
Grade: S		 こう
Grade: 2
kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spelling
螢光ペン (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 蛍(けい)光(こう) (keikō, “fluorescence”) + ペン (pen, “pen”). Compare Korean 형광펜 (hyeonggwangpen).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) けーこ​ーペン [kèékóꜜò pèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) けーこーペ​ン [kèékóó péꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • (Tokyo) けーこーペン [kèékóó péń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːko̞ː pẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

蛍(けい)光(こう)ペン • (keikō pen) 

  1. a highlighter (pen for highlighting)

References
  1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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