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電子

電子

See also: 电子

Chinese

electric; electricity; electrical
 
child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
trad. (電子) 電 子
simp. (电子) 电 子

Adjective

電子

  1. electronic
    電子元件 / 电子元件  ―  diànzǐ yuánjiàn  ―  electronic component

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Derived terms

Noun

電子

  1. electron   (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 粒)
    一對電子 / 一对电子  ―  yī duì diànzǐ  ―  a pair of electrons

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
電 子
でん
Grade: 2 		し
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

Appears to be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 電 ‎(den, “lightning, electricity”) +‎ 子 ‎(shi, “small thing, particle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

電子 ‎(hiragana でんし, romaji denshi)

  1. electron

Usage notes

In compounds or when followed by the possessive particle の, this can be translated as either electron or electronic. Note, however, that in both cases this word in Japanese is still a noun.

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References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), from Japanese 電子 (でんし) ‎(denshi, “electron”)

Pronunciation

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