二次元

Chinese

two dimension
trad. (二次元) 次元
simp. #(二次元) 次元

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 二次元 (nijigen, second dimension).

Pronunciation


Noun

二次元

  1. (世界) (ACG) the 2D world; the fictional world
    純情企鵝戴綠帽 終於覺悟還是二次元 [MSC, trad.]
    纯情企鹅戴绿帽 终于觉悟还是二次元 [MSC, simp.]
    From:
    chúnqíng qǐ'é bèi dài lǜmào; zhōngyú jiàowù háishì èrcìyuán hǎo [Pinyin]
    Pure-hearted penguin cuckolded, finally realises 2D world is best

Coordinate terms

  • 三次元 (“the real world”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 3
げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 2次元

Etymology

(ni) + 次元 (-jigen)

Pronunciation

Noun

二次元 (hiragana にじげん, rōmaji nijigen)

  1. the second dimension
     () () (げん) (へい) (めん)
    nijigen no heimen
    two-dimensional plane
  2. (by extension, Internet slang) the 2D (i.e. anime, manga, video games, etc.) world; the fictional world
     () () (げん) (よめ)
    nijigen no yome
    2D waifu
     () () (げん) (こい)したペンギン
    nijigen ni koishita pengin
    the penguin who fell in love with the 2D world

Coordinate terms

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