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    頭文字

    頭かしら文も字じ

    first letter of a word

    KMT7News #18+1NounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab26 strokes

    かしらもじ

    Noun

    1.
    first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence)
    2.
    initials (of one's name)

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    彼かれの名おな前まえの頭かしら文も字じは何なんですか。

    What are the initials of his name?

    KMT4Daily Life
    略りゃく語ごは、いくつかの単たん語ごの頭かしら文も字じを組くみ合あわせたものです。

    An acronym is a combination of the first letters of several words.

    KMT7Core ConceptsEducation
    英えい語ごの文ぶんでは、文ぶん頭とうの単たん語ごの頭かしら文も字じを大おお文も字じで書かきます。

    In English sentences, the first letter of the word at the beginning of the sentence is written in capital letters.

    KMT7EducationCore Concepts
    彼かれのサインは、頭かしら文も字じをデザインしたものでした。

    His signature was a design of his initials.

    KMT7Art & DesignDaily Life
    文ぶん書しょのタイトルは、各かく単たん語ごの頭かしら文も字じを大おお文も字じにするのが一いっ般ぱん的てきです。

    It is common practice for document titles to capitalize the first letter of each word.

    KMT8EducationBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    文
    ふみ・あや…(5)
    sentence・literature・style・art・decoration…(3)
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
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