英字(えいじ)

えいじ
noun
Roman letters; Latin alphabet characters
1. Roman letters; Latin alphabet characters
The letters of the Latin alphabet (A-Z, a-z), commonly encountered in technology contexts such as password fields and input forms, and in the compound 英字新聞 (English-language newspaper).
英字(えいじ)で入力(にゅうりょく)してください。
Please type in Roman letters.
パスワードは英字(えいじ)と数字(すうじ)を組(く)み合(あ)わせてください。
Please combine letters and numbers for your password.
英字(えいじ)新聞(しんぶん)を読(よ)むのは良(よ)い英語(えいご)の練習(れんしゅう)になる。
Reading English-language newspapers is good English practice.

Refers to the letters of the Latin/Roman alphabet (A-Z, a-z). Commonly encountered in technology contexts (password requirements, input fields) and in the compound 英字(えいじ)新聞(しんぶん) (English-language newspaper).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 英字(えいじ)新聞(しんぶん): English-language newspaper
  • 英字(えいじ)入力(にゅうりょく): alphabetic input
  • 大文字(おおもじ)英字(えいじ): uppercase letters
  • 小文字(こもじ)英字(えいじ): lowercase letters

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • アルファベット: alphabet — the general term for the alphabet; more common in casual speech
  • ローマ字(じ): Roman characters — specifically refers to the romanization system for Japanese (e.g., "Tokyo" for 東京(とうきょう))
general
Added 2026.4.6 23:22
22000/22483_eiji