後方互換性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
後	方	互	換	性
こう Grade: 2	ほう Grade: 2	ご Grade: S	かん Grade: S	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

後方(こうほう) (kōhō, “behind”) + 互換性(ごかんせい) (gokansei, “compatibility”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーほー・ごかんせー [kòóhóógòkáńséé] (Heiban + Heiban – [0]-[0])

IPA^(key): [ko̞ːho̞ːɡo̞kã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

後(こう)方(ほう)互(ご)換(かん)性(せい) • (kōhōgokansei)

backward compatibility

See also

前(ぜん)方(ぽう)互(ご)換(かん)性(せい) (zenpō gokansei, “forward compatibility”)
上(じょう)位(い)互(ご)換(かん)性(せい) (jōi gokansei, “upper compatibility”)
下(か)位(い)互(ご)換(かん)性(せい) (kai gokansei, “lower compatibility”)
相(そう)互(ご)互(ご)換(かん)性(せい) (sōgo gokansei, “interchangeability”)