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ドット (どっと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ドット

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Meanings

1

noun

General term for a small round mark or point, used in everyday contexts.

地ち図ず上じょうの赤あかいドットが現げん在ざい地ちです。
The red dot on the map is your current location.

2

noun

Refers specifically to a pattern of repeated dots, often on fabric or clothing.

Similar words

点てん
点 is the native Japanese word for 'point' or 'dot', used in a wider range of contexts including scores, marks, and abstract points. ドット is a loanword more strongly associated with round marks, patterns, and digital pixels.
ピクセル
ピクセル is the direct loanword for 'pixel', often used interchangeably with ドット in computing, but ドット can also refer to printed dots or non-digital marks.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'dot'.

彼かの女じょは水みず色いろのドットのワンピースを着きていた。

She was wearing a light blue polka-dot dress.

3

noun

computing

Computing term for a single point in a display or image; often synonymous with pixel.

この画が面めんは1インチあたり300ドットの解かい像ぞう度どです。
This screen has a resolution of 300 dots per inch.