カーソル

Japanese

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cursor. Originally used to refer to the cursors found on slide rules and other measuring instruments; later expanded to include the digital sense of English cursor.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) カーソル [káꜜàsòrù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) カーソル [kàásórú] (Heiban – [0])^[1][3]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ːso̞ɾɯ̟]

Noun

カーソル • (kāsoru) 

1. a cursor

See also

• ポインター (pointā, “pointer”)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 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