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互換

Reading

Kana: ごかん
Romaji: gokan
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
vs
1

transposition; interchange

2

compatible (e.g. PC)

Kanji

互
Readings: ゴ、 たが.い、 かたみ.に
Meanings: mutually, reciprocally, together
換
Readings: カン、 か.える、 -か.える、 か.わる
Meanings: interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew

Example Sentence

旧(きゅう)システム用(よう)に書(か)かれたソフトとの上位(じょうい)互換性(ごかんせい)を保(たも)つのは大切(たいせつ)です。
➥It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.
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