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荷電 (かでん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

荷か電でん

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Meanings

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noun

electric charge

Technical term used in physics and electrical engineering.

電でん子しは負ふの荷か電でんを持もっている。
An electron has a negative electric charge.

Kanji

荷baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden)
電electricity

Similar words

電でん荷か
Synonym for 'electric charge'; 電荷 is more common in modern technical contexts, while 荷電 is somewhat older or more formal.

Etymology

Compound of 荷 (burden, load) and 電 (electricity), literally 'electric load'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'electric charge'.