三次元

Chinese

three dimension
trad. (三次元) 次元
simp. #(三次元) 次元

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese (さん)()(げん) (sanjigen, three dimension).

Pronunciation


Noun

三次元

  1. a three-dimensional, a three dimension
  2. (世界) (ACG) the 3D world; the real world
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Coordinate terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
3次元

Etymology

(san) +‎ 次元 (-jigen)

Pronunciation

Noun

(さん)()(げん) • (sanjigen

  1. a three-dimensional, a three dimension
    (さん)()(げん)(りっ)(たい)
    sanjigen no rittai
    three-dimensional solid
  2. (by extension, Internet slang) the 3D (i.e. anime, manga, video games, etc.) world; the real world
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

三次元 • (samchawon) (hangeul 삼차원)

  1. hanja form? of 삼차원 (three-dimensional, three dimension)