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転写 [news2,nf39]
てんしゃ [news2,nf39]
1. [n,vs]
▶ transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.)
▶ copying
▶ transfer (printing)
2. [n,vs] {linguistics}
▶ transcription
▶ transliteration

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2018-06-13 23:08:50  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2018-06-13 16:07:42  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Actually, jwiki does say this: "「転写」は、「文字→文字」の過程を意味する「翻字」(英: transliteration)と対をなす概念である。ただし、日本語の「転写」は「翻字」を含んだ意味でも使われることがある。"
Best have both.
  Diff:
@@ -25,0 +26 @@
+<gloss>transliteration</gloss>
2. A* 2018-06-13 16:03:19  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, gg5
  Comments:
"transliteration" means something different.
  Diff:
@@ -25 +25 @@
-<gloss>transliteration</gloss>
+<gloss>transcription</gloss>
1. A 2017-08-09 21:57:18  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
  Diff:
@@ -17 +16,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
@@ -18,0 +18,2 @@
+<gloss>copying</gloss>
+<gloss>transfer (printing)</gloss>
@@ -23 +23,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>

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