Japanese word

次元

Pronunciation

Romajijigen

Meaning

  • noundimension

Example

これは別の次元です。ko re wa betsu no ji gen de su

This is another dimension.

Illustration for 次元 (dimension)

More examples

この作品は現実とは別の次元を描いています。ko no saku hin wa gen jitsu to wa betsu no ji gen o ega i te i ma su

This work depicts a dimension different from reality.

Core concept

Shows a separate coordinate, viewpoint, or level that helps define where or how something exists.

Common phrases

  • 別の次元betsu no ji gen

    another dimension

  • 次元が違うji gen ga chiga u

    be on another level

  • 高い次元で考えるtaka i ji gen de kanga e ru

    think at a higher level

Similar words

世界sekai: A complete realm of existence, especially one separate from ordinary reality.
領域ryōiki: A bounded area or field in which something exists or takes place.
側面sokumen: A particular aspect of a situation or subject.
空間kūkan: The physical or conceptual space in which objects, events, or ideas exist.

Definition in Japanese

空間の広がりを表す方向の数、または物事を考える際の側面や水準。kū kan no hiro ga ri o arawa su hō kō no kazu ma ta wa mono goto o kanga e ru sai no soku men ya sui jun

Word origin

次元 (jigen) is made of 次 (ji, "order") and 元 (gen, "origin"), Sino-Japanese elements associated with an ordered basis and a level.

Usage tips

  • In everyday English, dimension also means a significant part of a situation, so a problem may have a financial dimension as well as a technical one.

Other meanings

  • levelnoun

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