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チューナー (chuunaa) Japanese meaning: tuner | Kotomora

チューナー

also: チューナ

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Meanings

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tuner

Refers to the electronic component or device for selecting radio or TV channels. A straightforward loanword from English.

このラジオはチューナーの感かん度どがいい。
This radio has good tuner sensitivity.

テレビのチューナーが故こ障しょうした。

The TV tuner broke.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉にチューナーを内ない蔵ぞうするto have a tuner built into a device
このテレビには地ち上じょうデジタルチューナーが内ない蔵ぞうされている。
This television has a digital terrestrial tuner built in.
チューナーを合あわせるto adjust a tuner to a station or frequency
ラジオのチューナーを合あわせて好すきな局きょくを探さがした。
I adjusted the radio tuner to find my favorite station.

Related words

受じゅ信しん機き
受信機 is the broader term for any receiving device, while チューナー specifically refers to the tuning component that selects a channel or frequency.

Don't confuse with

チューニング
チューナー is the physical device used to select a station, while チューニング is the act or process of tuning, so they are easily mixed up despite the shared loanword root.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Word family

デジタルチューナー
digital tuner (TV)

Written forms

チューナーUsage94%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'tuner'.
チューナUsage6%
Variant spelling without the long vowel mark; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'tuner'.