アイコン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English icon.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) アイコン [áꜜìkòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][3][4]
IPA^(key): [a̠ikõ̞ɴ]

Noun

アイコン • (aikon)

(graphical user interface) an icon, a small image indicating a user element
(Christianity) an icon, a religious image of a saint
Synonym: イコン (ikon)

Usage notes

The term イコン (ikon) is more common for the religious image sense.

See also

イコノグラフィー (ikonogurafī)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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