Japanese word

コード

Pronunciation

Romajikōdo

Meaning

  • nouncode

Example

このコードを入力してください。ko no kō do o nyū ryoku shi te ku da sa i

Please enter this code.

Illustration for コード (code)

More examples

このコードは一度しか使えません。ko no kō do wa ichi do shi ka tsuka e ma se n

This code can only be used once.

Core concept

Describes a compact system of symbols that carries information or directs an action.

Common phrases

  • コードを読み取るkō do o yo mi to ru

    scan a code

  • コードを使うkō do o tsuka u

    use a code

  • コードを入力するkō do o nyū ryoku su ru

    enter a code

Similar words

パスワードpasuwādo: A secret word or set of characters used to enter an account or device.

Definition in Japanese

情報を識別したり、処理や操作の内容を伝えたりするために用いる記号や文字の組み合わせ。jō hō o shiki betsu shi ta ri sho ri ya sō sa no nai yō o tsuta e ta ri su ru ta me ni mochi i ru ki gō ya moji no ku mi a wa se

Word origin

コード (kōdo) is a Japanese loanword from English code, a word related to Latin codex, which referred to a bound set of pages.

Usage tips

  • The phrase zip code is common in American English, so code often appears in ordinary addresses as well as in computers and security.

Other meanings

  • chordnoun
  • cordnoun

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