Chinese

Noun

次元

1. a dimension

Japanese

Etymology

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) じげん [jìgéń] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɡ̃ẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

次元 ‎(hiragana じげん, romaji jigen)

1. a dimension
2. (Magic: The Gathering) a plane

Derived terms

• 超 (ちょう)次 (じ)元 (げん) ‎(chōjigen, “transdimensional”)

See also

• 寸 (すん)法 (ぽう) ‎(sunpō)

Descendants

• Chinese: 次元
• Korean: 차원 (chawon)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

Korean

Noun

次元 • ‎(chawon, McCune-Reischauer: ch'awŏn, Yale: chawen) ‎(hangeul 차원)

1. Hanja form^? of 차원, “dimension”.