Translation guide
A capacitor is an electronic component that stores electrical energy temporarily. In Japanese, the most common term is コンデンサー, but technical contexts may use キャパシタ or the formal term 蓄電器.
The physical device used in circuits to store charge.
The most common and widely understood term for capacitor in Japanese, used in electronics, engineering, and everyday contexts.
この回路にはコンデンサーが必要です。
This circuit needs a capacitor.
コンデンサーの容量を測ってください。
Please measure the capacitance of the capacitor.
Used in technical or academic contexts, often in physics or electrical engineering. Less common in everyday speech.
A formal or older term for capacitor, literally 'electricity storage device'. Rarely used in modern contexts except in some official documents or historical texts.
キャパシタの静電容量を計算する。
Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.
蓄電器の原理を学ぶ。
Learn the principle of the capacitor.