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: [1]
  chúnqíng qǐ'é bèi dài lǜmào, zhōngyú jiàowù háishì èrcìyuán hǎo [Pinyin]
  Pure-hearted penguin cuckolded, finally realises 2D world is best

Coordinate terms

零次元 (língcìyuán)
一次元 (yīcìyuán)
三次元 (sāncìyuán, “the real world”)
四次元 (sìcìyuán)

Related terms

次元壁 (cìyuánbì)
二遊／二游 (èryóu)

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
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[2]
nijigen ni koishita pengin
the penguin who fell in love with the 2D world

Coordinate terms

零(れい)次(じ)元(げん) (reijigen)
一(いち)次(じ)元(げん) (ichijigen)
2.5(にてんご)次(じ)元(げん) (ni-ten-go-jigen)
三(さん)次(じ)元(げん) (sanjigen, “the real world”)
四(よ)次(じ)元(げん) (yojigen)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
二	次	元

Noun

二次元 • (ichawon) (hangeul 이차원)

hanja form^? of 이차원 (“two dimensions, three-dimensional”)