二次元

Chinese

		two	dimension
trad. (二次元)		二	次元
simp. ^#(二次元)		二	次元

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 二(に)次(じ)元(げん) (nijigen, “second dimension”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): èrcìyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄘˋ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ ci³ jyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: èrcìyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄘˋ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: èrcìhyuán
  - Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-tzʻŭ⁴-yüan²
  - Yale: èr-tsz̀-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: elltsyhyuan
  - Palladius: эрцыюань (ercyjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ ci³ jyun⁴
  - Yale: yih chi yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ tsi³ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ qi³ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³ jyːn²¹/

Noun

二次元

(～世界) (ACG) the 2D world; the fictional world
- 純情企鵝被戴綠帽　終於覺悟還是二次元好 [MSC, trad.]
  纯情企鹅被戴绿帽　终于觉悟还是二次元好 [MSC, simp.]
  From:
  chúnqíng qǐ'é bèi dài lǜmào, zhōngyú jiàowù háishì èrcìyuán hǎo [Pinyin]
  Pure-hearted penguin cuckolded, finally realises 2D world is best

Coordinate terms

三次元 (sāncìyuán, “the real world”)

Related terms

次元壁 (cìyuánbì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	次	元
に Grade: 1	じ Grade: 3	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms

2次元

Etymology

二 (ni) +‎ 次元 (-jigen)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にじげん [nìjíꜜgèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iʑiɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

二(に)次(じ)元(げん) • (nijigen)

the second dimension
二次元(にじげん)の平面(へいめん)
nijigen no heimen
two-dimensional plane
(by extension, Internet slang) the 2D (i.e. anime, manga, video games, etc.) world; the fictional world
二次元(にじげん)の嫁(よめ)
nijigen no yome
2D waifu

二次元(にじげん)に恋(こい)したペンギン
nijigen ni koishita pengin
the penguin who fell in love with the 2D world

Coordinate terms

2.5次元(にてんごじげん) (ni-ten-go-jigen)
三次元(さんじげん) (sanjigen, “the real world”)

References

1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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