家電

See also: 家电

Chinese

 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
electric; electricity; electrical
trad. (家電) 家 電
simp. (家电) 家 电

Etymology

Short for 家用電器/家用电器 (jiāyòng diànqì).

Pronunciation


Noun

家電

  1. electrical home appliance; electrical household appliance

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
家 電
か
Grade: 2
でん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Shortening of 家(か)庭(てい)用(よう)電(でん)器(き) (katei-yō denki, “electrical household appliance”, literally “appliance for household use”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

家(か)電(でん) • (kaden) 

  1. electrical home appliance; electrical household appliance

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
家 電
いえ
Grade: 2
でん
Grade: 2
yutōyomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “家・電話?”)

Pronunciation

Noun

家(いえ)電(でん) • (ieden) 

  1. (informal) Synonym of 固定電話

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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