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仮想空間 (かそうくうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仮か想そう空くう間かん

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Meanings

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virtual space

Computing term for a digitally simulated three-dimensional environment, such as in VR, computer graphics, or online worlds.

このゲームでは、プレイヤーは仮か想そう空くう

間かん

を

自じ

由ゆう

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移い

動どう

できる

。

In this game, players can freely move around the virtual space.

Kanji

仮sham, temporary, interim
想idea, thought, conception
空empty, sky, void
間interval, space

Related words

バーチャル空くう間かん
Synonymous loanword version; 仮想空間 is the native Japanese compound, while バーチャル空間 uses the English-derived バーチャル.

Built from

仮か想そう+空くう間かん

Etymology

Compound of 仮想 (virtual, imaginary) and 空間 (space). The term is a modern calque from English 'virtual space', used primarily in computing contexts.