ｃｃ

also: シーシー

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Meanings

1

cc (email); carbon copy

Used in email to indicate a carbon copy recipient. Common in business and technical contexts.

See also: カーボンコピー

このメールは上じょう司しにもｃｃで送おくっておきます。
I'll send this email as a cc to my boss as well.

2

cubic centimeter; milliliter

Unit of volume equal to one milliliter. Used in medical, scientific, and everyday contexts (e.g., engine displacement, cooking).

このエンジンの排はい気き量りょうは2000ｃｃです。
This engine has a displacement of 2000 cc.
薬くすりを5ｃｃ注ちゅう射しゃしてください。
Please inject 5 cc of the medicine.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉をＣＣに入れるをしーしーにいれるto add someone as a cc recipient on an email
上じょう司しをＣＣに入いれてメールを送おくった。
I sent the email with my boss cc'd.
〈数かず〉しーしー〉ＣＣのエンジンan engine of a given displacement in cc
このバイクは１２５ＣＣのエンジンを積つんでいる。
This motorcycle has a 125cc engine.
〈数かず〉しーしー〉ＣＣの点滴てんてきan IV drip of a given volume in cc
患かん者じゃに５００ＣＣの点てん滴てきを行おこなった。
They administered a 500cc IV drip to the patient.

Related words

カーボンコピー sense 1
カーボンコピー is the full Japanese term for the same email function that ｃｃ abbreviates.
ミリリットル sense 2
ｃｃ and ミリリットル both denote the same unit of volume, but ｃｃ is the abbreviation favored in technical, medical, and automotive contexts.
ｍｌ
ｃｃ and ｍｌ are numerically identical (1 cc = 1 ml) and are used interchangeably in cooking and medicine, though ｍｌ is the more formal SI-derived term.

Don't confuse with

BCC sense 1
ｃｃ shows recipients openly to everyone, while BCC hides the recipient's address from other recipients.

Counted with

通つうN1
Used for messages, letters, notes, and similar documents.

Written forms

ｃｃ
Fullwidth Latin letters; standard Japanese typographic form for this abbreviation.
CC
Halfwidth Latin letters; common in email headers and technical contexts.

Etymology

Abbreviation of English 'carbon copy' (sense 1) and 'cubic centimeter' (sense 2).