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Meanings
1
Refers to a medicinal tablet or pill, often in pharmaceutical contexts.
Please take this tablet twice a day.
2
tablet computer; tablet
Commonly refers to a tablet computer like an iPad or Android tablet.
I'm reading e-books on my new tablet.
3
inscribed slab; tablet
Refers to a flat slab of stone, clay, or wood with inscriptions, often historical.
I saw an ancient stone tablet at the museum.
4
drawing tablet; graphics tablet
A digital input device for drawing or design, used with a computer.
Illustrators draw pictures using a graphics tablet.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を飲むto take a tablet/pill
I had a headache, so I took a tablet.
- タブレットで〈事〉をするto do something using a tablet computer
I read the news on my tablet on the train.
- タブレットに〈事〉を刻むto inscribe something on a tablet (stone/clay slab)
The ancient king's name is inscribed on the tablet.
- タブレットで〈物〉を描くto draw something using a graphics tablet
The illustrator draws illustrations using a graphics tablet.