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節炭器 (せったんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

節せっ炭たん器き

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Meanings

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noun

coal economizer; fuel economizer

Technical term for a device that improves fuel efficiency, typically in industrial or heating contexts. Rare in everyday conversation.

ボイラーに節せっ炭たん器きを取とり付つけると、燃ねん料りょう消しょう費ひが減へる。
Installing a coal economizer on the boiler reduces fuel consumption.

Kanji

節node, season, period
炭charcoal, coal
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Etymology

Compound of 節 (setsu, 'save') + 炭 (tan, 'coal/charcoal') + 器 (ki, 'device'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with a fuel-saving apparatus.