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Japanese and Electronics
Last update: Sat Jan 10 23:04:54 2026
Since I'm not japanese (not even english speaking native!) electronics is some times obscure for me. So here's a little "aide-memoire" to remind myself of useful japanese electronic terms and words.
General terms
| Japanese |
Reading |
Translation |
| 回路 |
かいろ |
Circuit |
| 半田 |
はんた |
Solder (＋する : to solder) |
| 抵抗 |
ていこう |
Resistor |
| 電流 |
でんりゅう |
(Electric) current |
| 電圧 |
でんあつ |
(Electric) tension |
| 分子 |
ぶんし |
Molecule |
| 原子 |
げんし |
Atom |
| 電子 |
でんし |
Electron |
| 原子核 |
げんしかく |
Atom's nucleus |
| 導体 |
どうたい |
Conductor |
| 不導体 |
ふどうたい |
Isolation (not conductor) |
| 半導体 |
はんどうたい |
Semi-conductor |
| 交流 |
こうりゅう |
AC |
| 直流 |
ちょくりゅう |
DC |
| 直流安定化電源 |
AC-DC converter / regulated power supply |
|
| 電位差 |
でんいさ |
Difference de potentiel |
| オームの法則 |
オームのほうそく |
Ohm's law |
Analogic
| Japanese |
Reading |
Translation |
| 周波数 |
しゅうはす |
Frequency |
| 振動 |
しんどう |
Oscillation |
| 振幅 |
しんふく |
Amplitude |
| 音波 |
おんぱ |
Sound wave |
| 超音波 |
ちょうおんぱ |
Ultra-sounds |
Materials etc
| French |
Japanese |
Reading |
Translation |
| Contre plaque |
合板 |
ごうはん |
Plywood |
| MDF |
中密度繊維板 |
ちゅうみつどせんいばん |
MDF |
| Plaque d'alumimium |
アルミ板 |
アルミいた |
Aluminium sheet |
Other useful
| Japanese |
Reading |
Translation |
| 達する |
たっする |
to reach (たつ＋する → たっする) |
| 探知する |
たんちする |
to detect |
| 解決 |
かいけつ |
Solution |
| 点ける |
つける |
To light (a lamp, a cigarette) |
| 古臭く%20なる |
ふるくさく%20なる |
Get old, become has been |
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