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

Noun

英(えい)数(すう)字(じ) • (eisūji) 

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

Derived terms
Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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