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起動画面 (きどうがめん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

起き動どう画が面めん

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Meanings

1

startup screen; boot screen

Computing term for the screen displayed while a device or application is starting up.

パソコンの起き動どう画が面めんが表ひょう示じさ

れ

ない

。

The computer's startup screen isn't showing.

新あたらしいOSの起き動どう画が面めんはシンプルでかっこいい。

The new OS's boot screen is simple and cool.

Kanji

起rouse, wake up, get up
動move, motion, change
画brush-stroke, picture
面mask, face, features

Related words

起き動どう
起動 is the general term for 'startup' or 'booting', while 起動画面 specifically refers to the visual screen shown during startup.
画が面めん
画面 means 'screen' or 'display' in general; 起動画面 narrows it to the startup context.

Built from

起き動どう+画が面めん

Etymology

Compound of 起動 (startup, boot) and 画面 (screen, display).