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現地化 (げんちか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

現げん地ち化か

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Meanings

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noun

computing

Used in computing and business for adapting products, software, or content to a local market or language.

このソフトウェアの現げん地ち化かには数すうヶか月げつかかった。
The localization of this software took several months.
現げん地ち化かのプロセスでは、文ぶん化か的てきな違ちがいも考こう慮りょする必ひつ要ようがある。
In the localization process, cultural differences must also be considered.

Kanji

現present, existing, actual
地ground, earth
化change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

ローカライズ
A loanword from English 'localize', often used as a verb (する). 現地化 is the native Japanese noun form and feels slightly more formal or technical.

Etymology

Compound of 現地 (genchi, 'local area') + 化 (ka, '-ization'). A relatively modern term, likely coined as a direct translation of English 'localization'.