パソコン

Japanese

パソコン (pasokon, “PC”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) パソコン [pàsókóń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [pa̠so̞kõ̞ɴ]

Noun

パソコン • (pasokon) (counter 台)

(computing) Clipping of パーソナルコンピューター (pāsonaru konpyūtā, “personal computer”);[1][4][5] a PC
- 2002 March 9, Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第(だい)131(ひゃくさんじゅういち)局(きょく)　試(ため)される伊(い)角(すみ) [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 67:
  
  オレはパソコンで勝(かっ)手(て)に遊(あそ)んでるから　伊(い)角(すみ)君(くん)　パソコンは？
  Ore wa pasokon de katte ni asonderu kara Isumi-kun pasokon wa?
  I like playing around on my PC. Do you like playing on PCs, Isumi?

Usage notes

This short form is much more commonly used than the full form パーソナルコンピューター.

Synonyms

パーソナルコンピューター (pāsonaru konpyūtā)
P(ピー)C(シー) (pīshī)

Derived terms

ラップトップパソコン (rapputoppu pasokon)
ノートパソコン (nōto pasokon)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →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
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
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

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