コンテキスト

also: コンテクスト

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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Loanword from English, used in similar ways to the English word: surrounding circumstances, background, or setting that helps understand something.

This word changes meaning depending on the context.

歴れき史し的てきなコンテキストを理り解かいすることが大たい切せつだ。

It's important to understand the historical context.

文ぶん脈みゃく
文脈 is the native Japanese word for 'context', often used in linguistic or textual settings, while コンテキスト is a broader loanword used in both technical and everyday situations.
背はい景けい
背景 means 'background' and can overlap with コンテキスト, but 背景 often refers to physical or situational background, whereas コンテキスト emphasizes the surrounding information needed for interpretation.

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コンテキストUsage38%
Most common katakana spelling for the English loanword 'context'.
コンテクストUsage62%
Alternate katakana spelling, closer to the English pronunciation; less common than コンテキスト.

Borrowed from English 'context'.