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メソッド Japanese meaning | Kotomora

メソッド

also: メソード

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

method; way; approach

General term for a systematic way of doing something, borrowed from English. Used in everyday and technical contexts.

新あたらしいメソッドを試ためしてみよう。
Let's try a new method.

2

noun

method (in OOP)

computing

Computing term: a function or procedure associated with an object in object-oriented programming.

Written forms

メソッドUsage95%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'method'.
メソードUsage5%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant; not a common practical spelling.

Similar words

方ほう法ほう
方法 is the native Japanese word for 'method' and is more common in everyday speech. メソッド is a loanword often used in technical or business contexts.

Etymology

このクラスには三みっつのメソッドが定てい義ぎされている。
Three methods are defined in this class.

Borrowed from English 'method'.