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外電

外電

See also: 外电

Chinese

 
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 electric; electricity; electrical
trad. (外電) 外 電
simp. (外电) 外 电

Noun

外電

  1. (Advanced Mandarin) dispatch from a foreign news agency

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外 電
がい
Grade: 2 		でん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Abbreviation of 外国電報 ‎(gaikoku denpō, “telegram or dispatch from a foreign country”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

外電 ‎(hiragana がいでん, romaji gaiden, historical hiragana ぐわいでん)

  1. Abbreviation of 外国電報 ‎(gaikoku denpō): a dispatch from a foreign news agency

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Pronunciation

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