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.

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.

〈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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Borrowed from English 'tuner'.