電気
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 電 | 気 |
| でん Grade: 2 |
き Grade: 1 |
| goon | kan’on |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 電氣 (kyūjitai) 𬇐 (rare) |
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 電氣／电气 (diànqì, “electricity”)[1], attested since the 1850s.[2]
The electric light sense arose from a contraction of 電気灯 (denkitō), itself from this same 電気 (denki, “electricity; electric”) + 灯 (tō, “lighting”).[2] This sense is first attested in 1901.[2]
Noun
電気 • (denki)
Derived terms
Compounds
- 電磁気 (denjiki, “electromagnetism”)
- 電気椅子 (denki isu, “electric chair”)
- 電気回路 (denki kairo, “electric circuit”)
- 電気剃刀 (denki kamisori, “electric razor”)
- 電気楽器 (denki gakki, “electric musical instrument”)
- 電気器具 (denki kigu, “electrical appliance”)
- 電気ギター (denki gitā, “electric guitar”)
- 電気柵 (denkisaku, “electric fence”)
- 電気自動車 (denki jidōsha, “electric car”)
- 電気ストーブ (denki sutōbu, “electric heater”)
- 電気系統 (denki keitō, “electrical system”)
- 電気痙攣療法 (denki keiren ryōhō, “electroconvulsive therapy”)
- 電気製品 (denki seihin, “electronic goods”)
- 電気双極子 (denki sōkyōshi, “electric dipole”)
- 電気掃除機 (denki sōjiki, “electric vacuum cleaner”)
- 電気抵抗 (denki teitō, “electrical resistance”)
- 電気分解 (denki bunkai, “electrolysis”)
- 電気毛布 (denki mōfu, “electric blanket”)
- 電気料金 (denki ryōkin, “electricity charges, power rates”)
- 電気療法 (denki ryōhō, “electrotherapy”)
- 電気炉 (denkiro, “electric furnace”)
- 静電気 (seidenki, “static electricity”)
See also
- 電気式 (denki-shiki, “electrical, electric”)
- エレクトリック (erekutorikku, “electric”)
References
- Yutaka Fujita, 「電気」語源考, Nihon Eigakushi Kenkyūkai Kenkyū Hōkoku, 1967, no. 76
- “電気”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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