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暗号解読 (angoukaidoku) Japanese meaning: cryptanalysis | Kotomora

暗あん号ごう解かい読どく

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Meanings

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cryptanalysis; codebreaking; decryption

Technical term for the analysis and breaking of codes or ciphers. Used in cryptography and intelligence contexts.

暗あん号ごう解かい読どくの専せん門もん家かが新あたらしい暗あん号ごう方ほう式しきの安あん

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A cryptanalysis expert evaluated the security of the new encryption method.

第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅう、連れん合ごう国こくは敵てきの暗あん号ごう解かい読どくに成せい功こうした。

During World War II, the Allies succeeded in breaking the enemy's codes.

Kanji

暗darkness, disappear, shade
号nickname, number, item
解unravel, notes, key
読read

Related words

暗あん号ごう
暗号 is the code or cipher itself, while 暗号解読 is the act or process of breaking it.
解かい読どく
解読 is a broader term for deciphering or decoding, not limited to cryptographic contexts.

Built from

暗あん号ごう+解かい読どく

Etymology

Compound of 暗号 (code, cipher) and 解読 (deciphering, decoding). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns.